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25th May 2009, 07:22 AM
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Hello, I'm new & think I may have hypo thyroid
I'm new & have only just stummbled on this great site ! I've had my thyroid checked numerous times but doc always says it's normal. Until literely just now,I never knew that it's common for people to present with low thyroid probs yet still get told their thyroid result is normal!
Fot the last 4 years I've made many trips to my GP with these ongoing probs: bad hair loss, weight gain (+ inability to lose it) feeling tired, waking up exhausted despite how many hours sleep I get. Sometimes insomnia. Thinned eyebrows. Depression. In the last 5 years I've gained 2.5+ stone (35lbs). I eat healthy & I'm active. 2-3 years ago I joined a gym & went almost everyday & did a lot of hi cardio but nothing changed, clothes still felt same & I didn't look any different. I've always taken vitamin supplements such as Flax Seed, Kelp, Garlic etc. I've never been one for sweets stuff/ chocolate etc or for burgers/takeaways. I think my only real vice is bread (granary or righ bread) so my GP said quit the bread. I did and still nothing changed... I also quit alcohol altogether. I then thought it might be my birth control pill so I quit that as well - that was nearly 6 months ago yet still nothing has changed. Am sure you can appreciate how frustrating this has been for me because I'm doing everything right ! A woman at work quit her junk food & wine & droppped 3 stone without even doing any exercise!
I saw my doc again & persuaded her to test me for Cushins Disease but this test also came back negative, along with the thyroid bloods. She never actually told me the figures for the thyroid but I'm going to try and see her again this week to repeat the test & this time I will demand the figures !
I really don't think I can carry on much longer because the weather is getting warmer now & I have no clothes that fit & just feel so crap all the time. I never go out because I feel so uncomfortable in my body. This is all taking over my life & the hair loss is getting worse !! I really do feel that I have lost the last 4 years of my life. I'm sure the next thyroid reslut will come back "normal" again so I'm never going to get any help.
What do peopple think having read this? Do you think it points to hypothyroidism? I found a site that sells Thyromine which is supposed to be a very good natural thyroid supplement that does work. Has anyone heard or tried it??
Sorry for such a long post but thanks for reading it. Any comments would be appreciated.
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25th May 2009, 09:44 AM
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