[77rexulceme]

Like just slightly and my doctor wants to give me a prescription for it. BUt I was wondering if there wasn't another alternative (need to lose weight).

[sttrqiss]

Unfortunately there is nothing you can do lifestyle wise to effect your thyroid. Your thyroid function is really essential to staying alive so I wouldn't really rely on alternative methods (aside from a more natural drug like ChicaMia mentioned) alone.

Your thyroid really stops working mostly due to antibodies attacking it. Diet and lifestyle might have had something to do with it (inflamed immune system) but at this point the organ is so badly damaged you can't do much to reverse that.

Reiki would help but it would take many treatments plus a lot of personal work on your part. You may also look into a blocked throat chakra.

[largonioulurI]

ask for armour thyroid instead of synthroid, it is more natural and works better for a lot of people. I am hypothyroid as well, it sucks, but there are many many natural alternatives. There is a yahoo group actually for natural thyroid treatments, you should look it up. I just joined it last night actually and so far there seems to be a lot of good information out there.

Did you just have your tsh test done or did they test T3 and T4 as well? I did the tsh and mine was 4.06, but I still need to go have my T3 and T4 checked. I'm also going to have my adrenals tested as well as a full hormone panel and someone suggested having vit d levels tested, but I have not checked much on that last one.

I don't know, I was trying to do a basic checkup, this including blood and urine test, and I also did a pap and breast exam the same day since I haven't been to my doctor in a while and the next day they called saying they found my thyroid to be a bit low. Last time they checked though, it was fine.

[largonioulurI]

Are the T3 and T4 more important?

[largonioulurI]

I started taking the pill today. Hasn't worked yet, :lol: It'll take several weeks.

[largonioulurI]

Well I am able to get a refill but I don't really feel sick or much different. Not to mention these pills are so tiny, I don't understand why there's instructions to cut them in half for children and elderly.

[largonioulurI]

Haven't noticed that yet, but I have had a small appetite in the morning. Like today is the most for breakfast I've had. I had two scrambled eggs, an apple (seem to be craving apples lately), and a glass of milk. Other days I would just have like one or two pieces of fruit and milk.

[77rexulceme]

Is this medication supposed to suppress your appetite?

[dabibibff]

I have been on thyroxine now for several years due to a badly underactive thyroid, i was unlucky to be ill with an underactive thyroid for 3 years before doctors finally diagnosed it, before then they just kept telling me i had depression (which is a symptom).
By the time i was finally put onto tablets, i had gained weight, was getting very bad dizzy spells, was very depressed, my hair had lost its shine, and just felt ill and tired all of the time, it was horrible. My personality also changed and i have lost a lot of confidence and do not go out the house too often any more.
Now, although i feel a lot better, i dont feel great still, often tired i find everything difficult and tiring, the thyroxine halted my weight from going up any more but im finding it difficult to loose, even though i dont eat very much and what i do eat is healthy (mainly a salad for lunch and chicken and veg for dinner).
I feel like a lot of my life has been wasted through feeling ill from this and would love to find something to perk me up and help me loose weight also.

[77rexulceme]

I went today to get my thyroid retested and soon I'll need to get a refill of the medicine but the doctor is considering upping the dose if neccessary since I've actually gained weight and also once I get my thyroid under control he said he'd consider perscribing diet pills to me. I know they would be perscribed but I don't know how I feel about diet pills because there's so much stigma attached to them and they all have side effects.

And I don't feel the thyroid/synthoid medicine has suppressed my appetite.

[77rexulceme]

Well this morning I started on my second refill and I have been hungry all day. Even after I took it, I had an appetite.

[JoZertekAdv]

I dont think the tablets stop your appetite, they never have with me unfortunately. They allow your metabolism to begin functioning more correctly again rather than making you not want to eat.

In most cases i have read that the levothyroxine (if thats what you are on) is not enough to fix every symptom. I am still waiting to find something that makes me feel completely better and energised and helps with weight loss. For me this started in my 20's and since i have had it i find the smallest thing very tiring, i would love for that to go away.

[77rexulceme]

Yes I am taking 25 mg of levothyroxine (which I think is a generic of synthoid) so if this isn't enough. Do you have a source that would suggest something else?

[JoZertekAdv]

I am on 150 mg myself, mostly what i have read on the net are pages like this one http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com...eds-dont-work/
which talk about the fact that T4 (thyroxine) by itself doesnt do the job of curing all the symptoms. Various different sites suggest extra meds needed to completely bring the range of the body back to normal again, i myself have been along to my doctor who is clueless and i have been informed that the extra meds are not available in my country (UK) and so i will have to go without.
Personally i dont think this is good enough but i dont know what to do about it.

update: I have decided to try this http://yournutritionshop.co.uk/shopd...asp?search=yes the glandular treatment avail to buy, i will let you know if it works.

[IdomeoreTew]

this is a very interesting thread! i was diagnosed with hypothyroid when i was pregnant and young. never had been tested for it before, but once i got pregnant i couldn't even climb the stairs on my second floor apt without feeling i was going to fall backwards exhausted! i would actually make my hubby walk behind me, kind of hoisting my butt up!! can you say CRANE!?!?! anyways, i didn't know so many people suffered from this problem! it seems that my meds have never helped enough, but since it was my OBGYN that prescribed me the meds and my insurance doesn't cover an endocrinologist, i'm SOL. LOVE the info though on some other meds and various treatments!!!

i have a Q for all you who posted here so far. it's quite embarassing and i'm going to be further embarassed if you all say that you've no idea what i'm talking about and i'm some kind of freak!!! i have EXCESSIVE SWEATING!!! not all over, thank god, mostly on my neck and up. any little thing and i'm fully drenched *no exageration* it looks as if someone has poured a bucket of water over my head. it's sooo embarassing!!! i've asked and asked, and no one has ever given me an answer as to what it could be, then i looked online and it doens't list that as a symptom of thyroid problems??? which is what i've always thought it was caused by.

i've been very menopausal since i had kids *i'm 23 NOW*!!! well, since i started taking birth control, really. i've no clue what it's all about.....

[JoZertekAdv]

Hiya Mis,
Sorry to hear about your troubles with thyroid also, i know how annoying it all is. Unfortunately part of the problem with low thyroid seems to be the inability to regulate body temp ok which could cause more sweating than others, although you mention menopausal symptoms and the pill and that can cause it also i believe. For me i have a great anti perspirant which completely stops me from sweating under my arms, but on especially hot days my face will sweat a lot and sometimes my back which is annoying, however it is not to an extent that its noticeable. Normal day to day though i dont have too much of a problem either.

This is a list of symptoms i found for low thyroid, sadly i get around 80 percent or so of these here still even though i am on thyroxine. The thought of living the rest of my life feeling this way is frankly depressing.

Less stamina than others
Less energy than others
Long recovery period after any activity
Inability to hold children for very long
Arms feeling like dead weights after activity
Chronic Low Grade Depression
Suicidal Thoughts
Often feeling cold
Cold hands and feet
High or rising cholesterol
Bizarre and Debilitating reaction to exercise
Hard stools
Constipation
No eyebrows or thinning outer eyebrows
Dry Hair
Hair Loss
White hairs growing in
No hair growth, breaks faster than it grows
Dry cracking skin
Nodding off easily
Requires naps in the afternoon
Sleep Apnea (which can also be associated with low cortisol)
Air Hunger (feeling like you can’t get enough air)
Inability to concentrate or read long periods of time
Forgetfulness
Foggy thinking
Inability to lose weight
Always gaining weight
Inability to function in a relationship with anyone
NO sex drive
Moody periods
PMS
Inability to get pregnant; miscarriages
Excruciating pain during period
Nausea
Swelling/edema/puffiness
Aching bones/muscles
Osteoporosis
Bumps on legs
Acne on face and in hair
Breakout on chest and arms
Hives
Exhaustion in every dimension–physical, mental, spiritual, emotional
Inability to work full-time
Inability to stand on feet for long periods
Complete lack of motivation
Slowing to a snail’s pace when walking up slight grade
Extremely crabby, irritable, intolerant of others
Handwriting nearly illegible
Internal itching of ears
Broken/peeling fingernails
Dry skin or snake skin
Major anxiety/worry
Ringing in ears
Lactose Intolerance
Inability to eat in the mornings
Joint pain
Carpal tunnel symptoms
No Appetite
Fluid retention to the point of Congestive Heart Failure
Swollen legs that prevented walking
Blood Pressure problems
Varicose Veins
Dizziness from fluid on the inner ear
Low body temperature
Raised temperature
Tightness in throat; sore throat
Swollen lymph glands
Allergies (which can also be a result of low cortisol–common with hypothyroid patients)
Headaches and Migraines
Sore feet (plantar fascitis); painful soles of feet
colitis
irritable bowel syndrome

[77rexulceme]

Well as far as my sweating, ever since I was about 13 or 14, I had to use Secret or Suave (extra strength) deorderant as opposed to the gentle roll on Ban brand. So yes I tend to be more sweaty and perspire more.