Anne - thanks!
From: Jude (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:10:17 -0600 (CST)
Anne:
Thanks for writing back. It's amazing how good it feels to know I am
not alone or crazy or trying to solve this medical riddle on my own! I
guess that's the beauty of boards like this. Support!
Yes, hyper was awful! I had to be on beta blockers for months because of
it, I am so glad to be past that stage. I have had pretty good luck
with levoxyl. My endo really listens to what I say and how I feel and
then balances that with the labs.
I feel like I am in the middle of a PCOS explosion. Since we (ENDO &
me) have got a handle on the Graves', it seems like my PCOS has gotten
immediately worse. Almost like the Graves' supressed the symptoms of
PCOS. My hair is coming out like crazy - and I mean a lot! My formerly
rock hard nails are brittle and pretty much gone. Hair is growing in
all the places I don't want it to again. And then there's the weight...
:)
I know all about the EXTREMELY strict diet and exercise for months with
no results to show. I am really sorry that you have experienced that
too. That has been one of the most difficult parts of PCOS for me. I
am an exercise physiologist by trade - I have a masters degree in
exercise science. Yet, nothing I do, nothing I know physiologically
SHOULD work gets rid of the weight. It is an exercise (pardon the pun)
in futility. It's tough being 40 pounds overweight and getting people
to believe I am an educated health & fitness professional! :)
I am really happy to hear that you have had some good progress and are
feeling better. I figure if one of us on this discussion board feels a
little better, it should make us all feel a little better.
Take care!
At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, anne wrote:
>
>Jude,
>
>I have hashimoto's, no need for RAI, my body is slowly destroying my
>thyroid on it's own LOL. I've been hyper due to over medication, it's
>absolutely horrible, worse than being hypo. from the hashi's. My 5th
>(yes FIFTH) endo says my TSH level should be close to 1, I'm currently
>at 2.51 and feeling okay, and have finally lost weight. I exercised
>like crazy and dieted for 8 months without losing a single pound so I'm
>thrilled to have lost 6/7 pounds. I gained about twenty last year when
>I was hypo (ate everything in sight).
>
>I keep a chart of my TSH, T4 and T3 levels along with the medication I'm
>taking. I've been getting progressively worse in the past year so my
>meds have to be increased to keep up with it. I tried a T3 medication -
>cytomel but after initially feeling much better I felt horrible, I
>noticed that my T4 went way down on it. Now my levels are real even, I
>don't know what to attribute it to, the increase in Unithroid, the
>glucophage, or the iron supplements I've been taking (my ferritin levels
>were borderline low).
>
>Anyway, I do feel much better, and even find myself wanting to have sex
>-- but like I write, this just started a few days ago, knock on wood it
>continues.
>
>--
>Anne
>
>At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Jude wrote:
>>
>>Anne: I saw your post to Trisha and felt compelled to write. I have
>>also been delaing with thyroid problems (close to getting my level just
>>right) and am recently back on 2000mg of met.
>>
>>Would you mind telling me what your thyroid condition is? I have Graves
>>and decided to have a radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment to kill off my
>>thyroid back in June. I am having a terribly time with weight loss
>>since the RAI, even worse than before.
>>
>>Have you experienced anything similar? The met helped me feel better and
>>lose some weight when I was on it before, but it doens't seem to be
>>helping with the weight this time. At least I feel a bit better!
>>
>>Thanks for your time.
>>
>>P.S. I have had problem with low libido that I also believed to be
>>thyroid related. I've been hypo and hyper (neither helps). I agree
>>that losing a few pounds - it helps the body image which is a big
>>problem for those of us who do the right thing and don't see too much in
>>the way of results.
>>
>>Best of luck to you! If I find anything that really helps I'll be sure
>>to let you know.
>>
>>At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, anne wrote:
>>>
>>>Trisha,
>>>
>>>I've been having a problem with low libido for a few years now - I also
>>>have thyroid disease and I thought it was the sole culprit. I just got
>>>up to 1500mg of glucophage xr a couple of weeks ago, (and got my thyroid
>>>levels correct a couple of months ago) the side effects are waning (gi
>>>upset, fatigue) and I'm starting to feel more alert and more amourous...
>>>I've also lost 6-7 pounds which has boosted my confidence.
>>>
>>>Hang in there.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Anne
>>>
>>--
>>Jude
>>
--
Jude
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