Thyroid Question

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I might have to hop over to a thyroid/adrenal group for this

question, but since chelation folks are so knowledgable I thought I

would start here since I'm already a member.

Currently on round 8 of DMSA 12.5mg for mercury and lead.

Is it possible for someone to have most of the symptoms of

hypothyroid, and yet be very skinny and unable to gain weight? I

think weight gain is a common sign of hypothyroid, but that is one

of the few symptoms I do not have. Most others I do have.

Suspecting gut problems I have been gluten-free for months and also

use digestive enzymes and probiotics. Those really haven't done much

except reduce bloating.

I'm wondering if maybe I am hypothyroid, yet some other mercury

damage has interfered with the ability to gain weight.

TSH close to optimum. T4 was midrange. T3 was low normal. It kind of

appeared to me, best layman's guess, that TSH thinks everything is

fine, where in fact the T4 was not optimum and T4 is not making

enough T3. But TSH thinks everything is fine and dandy.

Anyway, hypothyroid symptoms yet underweight. What do you think? I

emailed an online thyroid doc about this a few months back and he

replied that it is possible for hypothyroid to interfere with

absorption and that restoring thyroid can actually increase weight

in some people. I don't know. Curious what you think.