Guest guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I would ask for Armour. Most doctors will not prescribe it, but it would not hurt to ask. Do get copies of all lab reports. son wrote: Hi All, I was just diagnosed with Hypothyroid last week by my OB and have an appt with my family dr on Tues. No telling how long I have been "hypo", I just assumed wanting to sleep all day and gaining weight was part of having 2 kids under 3 and being married! Not being able to lose all my pregnancy weight + the weight I had put on prior to pregnancy was getting pretty frustrating though. I know it will stink to have to be on meds for the rest of my life, but I must say it was a relief to find out that not losing weight was not for lack of trying! I am 30, live in Frisco, 2 kiddos (2 yrs and 6 mths) and married for 5 yrs. I started putting on weight in college, but with kidlet #1 gained 90lbs while preggo. I am now wondering how much of that was triggered by my thyroid. Fortunately I lost all but 20 of that weight only to put on 50 more with kidlet #2. I have actually lost all of that weight thankfully, but I work my tail off and am doing the South Beach diet. I am soooo sick of dieting though. I know starting meds won't be an overnight weightloss "miracle" but I am hoping I will actually see some movement on the scale.So, when I see my Dr on Tues, do I just need to request Armour or start out with Synthroid and see how it goes? The only level my OB told me was "32" which I am assuming is my TSH level...What else should I ask my Dr? TIA!~ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hi Carol, I actually GAINED weight with Graves - about 40lbs in a 3 year time span. I lost it all when I went hypo.. Go figure. I think that when I was hyper, my body was holding on to everything since my metabolism was way too fast. I craved carbs and never felt full. Good luck! Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Based on experience, if you can avoid RAI, do so at all costs. I know that the anti-thyroid meds can be hard for some to tolerate, but I would have liked to have tried that before jumping into RAI. I was also told that my heart couldn't handle surgery at that point (pulse was in the 150s all the time), so RAI was the only option for me. It's been a year exactly since I had the RAI, and am just now (hopefully) getting back to some sort of feeling normal. Take care, Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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