I have a thyroid problem! =D

[Patriot]

I have hypothyroidism, I found out 3 years ago.
I take synthroid which is a hormone replacement pill.
Things are normal now.
You should not stress about it, you may not even have it.
You can treat it with natural supplements.

Check it out and see if you have symptoms
Hypothyroidism - MayoClinic.com

[thefemalegreenday]

were the blood tests easy for you?
were your temperatures majorly abnormal?
Mine are just slightly abnormal.

But I have alot of the signs
Depression
No period this year
Cold body
Dryness on my arms and leg
Stupid weight gain
Can't loss a thing unless im hardly eating anything and then I just gain it back
brittle nails and hair
and Constipation.
Plus im a redhead and apparently there more likely to get it.
My Grandma has it and my aunt has a thyroid problem thats like the opposite or something.

[Patriot]

Do you have public health care in your country?
If you can you may need to come to America and see a doctor before............................................ ................

I hope you can find a doctor that can check your ths levels.
The blood test was less than 3 minutes and I did not have a temp problem.
I got my hypothyroidism because I avoided salt. Try sea salt on your food.
Now I have a goiter.

[thefemalegreenday]

****, I avoid salt! Wait so.. Salt is good?
I have tinned tuna regularly now though which contains some salt and I heard celery has it so I have that too.

I hope I find the right one too, Im scared I won't, its hard to live like this, I work so hard to lose weight but it just can't happen.

[Patriot]

Salt is good and bad.
We need salt. I use ionized sea salt it is good.

[ErinB]

If you discuss this with your doctor, I'm fairly certain he/she will tell you an underactive thyroid would not be caused by eating salt, or any other food for that matter. There really is a lot of misinformation on the internet, best to get your medical advice from a physician, IMO, the physician who knows you, examines you and reads your lab reports.

Originally Posted by thefemalegreenday

I hope I find the right one too, Im scared I won't, its hard to live like this, I work so hard to lose weight but it just can't happen.

This confuses me. I'm having trouble understanding why you think you can't lose weight, especially when I look at your stats.

S/C/G Weights: 65kg/54.5kg/50kg

That looks like weight loss to me.

[ErinB]

This is a good site to get some good general information about hypothyroidism: Hypothyroidism - Symptoms, Causes and Treatments of Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroid Disease

Again, such info should never replace advice from your personal physician, but it should clear up some of your questions and possible misinformation you may have received.

[IrishIrish]

I see your weight stats. I know you are 16 years old from another post you made earlier. How tall are you? Are you goals realistic to begin with? Some of the symptoms you describe can also be as a result of poor nutrition.

[thefemalegreenday]

No, I hadn't change my weight thing recently..
Stupidly enough my scales were broken and I believed them.
I have managed in the past to lose weight from starving myself, but ill adventually gain it back. I know thats not healthy but sometimes I just lose the plot.
Im pretty short, my goals are realistic for my weight ive checked with my doctor if that was a good weight and she agreed with me.

Patriot, Im curious about what its like now for you.
Is it much better? Are you basically eating the same amount of veges as everyone else on here? And do you lose weight at the sorta speed as everyone else?