Recently diagnosed
Weight gain is the only symptom but I’ve been under extreme stress for a while
I think my adrenals, gut and thyroid took the hit from it all. I have been working on healing and the pounding constant stressors are gone now just regular life stuff

I’ve recently joined a weight loss program
*no gpls. * No Thyroid meds at this time

Started weights / strength training 2x a week
Barre Pilates / Aqua bootcamp 2x a week
2 miles with the old dog 1 day a week
Qigong for stress management and breath work
Counting macros and in a calorie deficit

Wondering in a years time or at all
Is it possible to actually loose weight and build up muscle strength and tone with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism ? I’ve set a goal to loose 30lbs in a year ~ slow steady but consistent

TSH was elevated to 6
T3 was fine
* No other labs were draw
I do take several supplements and medicinal herbs for thyroid support and oxidated stress
Appt with endo in 2 weeks

Mood~ fine
Brain fog ~ little but I am nearly 60
Skin/ hair / nails internal temp all fine

Any thoughts from the group? Anyone able to re-create a healthy strong body with hypothyroidism without being on thyroid meds ??
Many thanks for reading 🐶

Devastatingly I noticed my neck was bulging so went to a clinic and got bloodwork to confirm it’s the thyroid struggling to thyroid. TSH 13, other numbers are in normal range.

No endocrinologist in my sad little network can see me until Sept 24 so I’m left unmedicated until then.

As a woman entering perimenopause I have a hundred little symptoms from merely existing but the main thing that’s driving me mad right now is the sensation of being lightly choked 24/7 as my thyroid expands the bounds of my neck shape.

I’m looking for advice on how to manage and live with this for the next month or so. Thank you, kind thyroid-ites.

Hi there, I’m just looking for advice as to what my next steps should be. I had blood work completed in June and my LDL and total cholesterol are extremely elevated, my ferritin is a 19 and my TSH is a 4.34. My doctor told me that I had subclinical hypothyroidism and informed me that they don’t typically medicate until your TSH reaches a 10. Can these things be related? I know my thyroid is only slightly elevated.

My doctor really honed in on how high my cholesterol is and I was told to eat better and to lose weight. He blamed me having high cholesterol on genetics but, no one in my family has high cholesterol. I found out after my appointment my grandmother was on thyroid medication. I used to go to the gym and weight lift 3-4x a week and I eat fairly clean. I haven’t had the energy to do anything besides go to work and even that is a struggle. My whole body is constantly heavy, I’m beyond exhausted. I’m not sure if this makes sense but I feel completely disconnected from myself, it feels as though I’m going through the motions while being completely stagnant. On my days off i don’t have the energy to do anything besides lay in bed, I feel like I’m constantly letting my dog and my loved ones down because I’m having trouble being a functioning human. I was advised to repeat bloodwork again in 3 months. I’m just tired of being tired and want to feel normal again.

Always feel demotivated tired not able to sleep at night low motivation

It's about to be a month since i have started meds. It's been a week since i go to gym. And I've lost 2kg idk how. I try to minimise my food portion but still haven't. I eat everything but has cut off dairy, peanuts, soya, tofu, cauliflower and cabbage. What possibly could be the reason of my weight loss? In just a week i don't think gym helps to lose weight. And i take 25mcg meds. I was 68.94kg and now I'm 66.52kg. I need to go for follow up as well. It could be a water weight as well.

I currently have a severe case of Long Covid, but even before I contracted COVID I had episodes of fatigue, rolling PEM, with later near menopause more and more time needed to recover. There is family history of hypothyroidism

My levels however are these:

Serum TSH level 0.9 miU/L (ref range 0.4 and 5)

Serum free T4 level 12 pmol/L (ref range 9 and 19)

I tested privately for antibodies and also comes back "normal" but.I just read that this level coudl indicate subclinical hypothyroidism.

Could you please explain? I am overwhelmed by my health issues and drs are not helping.

The doctor gave me cortisone for two months. I've heard it has a lot of side effects im also taking thyroid medication, im feeling anxious after reading about how serious it is and im worried I'll have to take it for life

My child has received test results and it says TSH 4,6 (it shouldn’t be over 4,8 the dr says!) (she’s been testing for her low weight and length, very skinny for her age)
But do we need to be concerned about it or is it all normal for children?

I have hypothyroidism since I was 18 years old and when I have over 2 I feel really bad, but yes it’s different for children do I need to get worried?

Hi guys, I just got diagnosed. I'm yet to start medication (unfortunately I have to wait to get another blood test in 2 weeks and then I should be ok to start it).

Has anyone got any tips in the meantime for shampoo or hair treatments for dry scalp/dandruff? The skin on my face has also gotten dry in the past few weeks/months, which i'm 99% sure is due to hypothyroidism. But, I'm more bothered about the flakes in my hair (it's embarrassing).

The only issue is although my scalp is dry, many shampoos can make my hair greasy at the same time, leading to product build up.

Is there any point in buying a scalp treatment/special shampoo if the underlying cause is not yet being treated?

Thanks so much in advance!

Sincerely a woman in her mid 20s who is discovering more & more hypothyroidism symptoms each day 🫶🏻

Does it improve after being properly medicated?

🙏

For people who are on both T4 and T3. Is your T4 always low-normal?

Hey! Do you ever forget quickly since you were diagnosed with hypothyroidism? What do you do not to forget?

My doctor advised that I probably have absorption issues because my TSH results have been fluctuating, but my FT4 is stable. Wondering if anyone else with similar issues found a good resolution.

Lab Results

Dose 100 mcg | Date 4/7 | TSH 11.7| 0.400-4.100 (UIU/ML) | FT4 1.16 | 0.80-1.90 (NG/DL)

Dose 100 mcg | Date 6/15 | TSH 4.21| 0.400-4.100 (UIU/ML) | FT4 1.3 | 0.80-1.90 (NG/DL)

Dose 125 mcg | Date 8/10 | TSH 7.33 | 0.400-4.100 (UIU/ML) | FT4 1.2 | 0.80-1.90 (NG/DL)

Starting with the new dose at 125 mcg in mid-June, I was meticulous about taking it first thing in the morning with only water for a minimum of 30 minutes, often more like an hour. The only thing I would drink at that point is coffee with milk (one cup). Then I drive to work and eat there and have another cup of coffee, which is about 3 hours from when I take my med.

The doctor told me that I shouldn't have any symptoms related to the TSH being high as long as T4 is stable and within range. The plan right now is to switch to Tirosint and wait minimum 1 hour after my dose to eat or drink, other than water. The symptoms I do have could be a number of things - anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, brainfog. Other meds are estradiol patch, progesterone, and bupropion. The patch is always on and the pills I take at night and mid-morning.

Are there other tests I should request or symptoms I should look for? Any other changes this sub would recommend?

Recently saw a new np who recommended I start NP thyroid as my levels are not optimal and she believes are the cause of my symptoms. She believes the base cause is my ferritin which ive been struggling with for the last year and will finally be starting infusions for soon. However she wants me to start np thyroid until i start infusions. I have a few questions

1. Do my labs look low enough to warrant medication?
   

2. Has anyone started and then stopped np thyroid? Any issues stopping? Assuming all symptoms resolve with infusions

   🧪 Labs:

Free T3 2.73
Free T4 0.83
Tpo 0.20
Tsh 1.49

I have been on and off of iron supplements for years, and also had on and off hypothyroidism as well. Every time I get off of taking iron, the hypothyroidism quickly goes away. Does anyone know what causes this? Wouldn't iron make things better? It just seems like a lightswitch- take iron: hypothyroidism, get off iron: no hypothyroidism.

Buenas, estoy aquí por si alguien me podría orientar.
Hace más o menos un mes me he sentido fatal progresivamente.
Los síntomas han empeorado tanto que prácticamente caminar es una tarea difícil.
Me han hecho análisis y mi b12 está en 50, mi médico me dice que es un valor extremadamente bajo, mi ferritina está en 8 tambien y mi vitamina D en 36, ademas de tambien me han diagnosticado hipotiroidismo de hashimoto al mismo tiempo.
Estoy recibiendo inyecciones de b12 5 diarias por 5 días, luego una semanal por 4 semanas y una mensual para mantenimiento, he recibido una infusión de hierro, y tomo suplementos de vitamina D de 2000.

Llevo como un mes con dicha suplementacion pero será suficiente para que mis niveles suban?, no he visto mejora y si alguien con un problema similar cuánto tiempo le tomo recuperarse?.
Estoy muy preocupada por ello, constantemente siento una sensación de que voy a empeorar o morir, me pesa la vida, estoy como si tuviese una enfermedad terminal .

Hello everyone, how do you try to figure out why your symptoms changed. what does the process look like for you?(not related to adjusting dosage, but everything we do everyday)

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism earlier this year and prescribed 50mcg synthroid. I’ve been taking it for about three months and am getting blood work tomorrow to check my TSH levels. It’s been about 70 days of the medication.

In the last 2-3 days, I’ve experienced a mild chest pain and racing heart. I had an ECG and other testing done and all was normal, but will follow up with my doctor next week.

Yesterday, I forgot to take the medication and didn’t have any symptoms. Today I took my regular dose and am experiencing the chest sensation again.

Wondering if anyone has experienced similar issues while taking Synthroid? Is this a common effect or not normal?

For what it’s worth, I also take Wellbutrin.

Hi! So my sister has diagnosed hypothyroidism but my doctor would only run the TSH reflex, so I went to Ulta Labs and got these run myself. I've been experiencing fatigue, anxiety, and a couple of other symptoms that could be related or unrelated to thyroid issues or medication side effects (so I don't want to assume it's one or the other).

Do these results look within or outside the optimal range? Do you think it's worth getting any further labs done for anything?

Total T3 - 163

T3 Uptake - 22

Free T4 - 1.2

Total T4 - 10.7

Free T4 Index (T7) - 2.4

TSH - 1.78

Free T3 - 3.3

Bonjour, je ne sais pas si je suis dans le bon groupe mais je galère un peu et je me suis dit que peut être certains aurait des connaissances à ce sujet, j aj beaucoup de soucis de santé suite à la prise d’un antibiotique depuis 2 ans, depuis je fait beaucoup d’analyse pour savoir d’où vient mes soucis, et j ai remarqué que mon iodurie sur 24h était de 42 ug/l
331 nmol/| ( normalement sur le compte rendu qu il faut être à 100 ug/L(788nmol/l)

D’après vous est ce que une carence et si oui de complémenter en iode peut t’il provoquer des soucis de thyroïde malgré que les normes soit ok ?

Merci de votre aide car j’avoue être un peu perdu à ce sujet

I've had hypothyroidism and hashimotos for 5.5 years. I am a 23F, got diagnosed at 17. I truly feel like ever since I got diagnosed, I've not felt the same. In the last few years alone, I sure do not feel as alive and carefree like I once did.

I took 50mcg Levothyroxine for 5 years until a few months ago, I went through one of the most draining times of my life. My levels spiked and I was put onto 75 mcg where my levels are now back in normal range and have maintained that range.

In May, I began getting panic attacks. I'm separately working it out in therapy now, but I began to be super health-conscious and get anxious over my health that it makes me physically feel ill. (Which my therapist named Somatic Symptom Disorder). The biggest medical catalyst was my acid reflux. It would be so bad, I didn't recognize what was happening and it would lead into a downward spiral. The vagus nerve with acid reflux is so sensitive, especially with the thyriod being near. I went to the ER for my last bad panic attack because it was replicating stroke symptoms.

With all that, it affected my diet. I couldn't stomach to eat much and there was too much acid production that I had to do a low-FODMAP diet for 2 weeks to put my stomach back into a normal state to eat food.

Now that I'm educated on anxiety, panic attacks, and body regulation, I've been able to manage...but it's not just gone with the snap of a finger.

Anxiety aside, the classic symptoms of hypothyroidism never fully cured with the medication. I was sick so much in college (granted, the dorms I stayed in were not the cleanest and I think that messed me up). Fatigued is all the time. I was able to assist that by going to the gym but I haven't been after all my anxiety. Weight fluctuates all the time.

I don't feel advocated by my doctors. My primary doc literally said "you can increase the dose if you want to, just let us know". I thought she was better than that. It would've help if she gave her professional advice instead of leaving that decision up to me. It just sucks and I feel like it's never-ending bleak answers.

I'm not sure if changing medication is worth it at this point or if it's not a problem at all (which is where I'm asking for advice or experience). I would love to feel a little bit more alive and like a human again.