Re: Scary question - weight?/Sandy

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Hi Sandy (& others),

I'm learning so much here and enjoyed reading your post. I haven't

felt consistently " well " for yrs. A lot of this I attribute to

early meno, but if I remember correctly...I've always battled bouts

of depression, hairloss issues off and on, cold hands & feet,

thinness, etc. (No matter what...I still have trouble believing it

could be hypothyroidism because of the weight issue.) Right now,

hairloss is a BIG issue along with the anxiety. Anyway, I started

recording my temp and pulse this morning, so we'll see how that goes.

My understanding is that thyroid problems and menopause (sometimes?)

go hand-in-hand. Maybe my meno hormones aren't helping me as much

as they should because I haven't addressed the thyroid aspect...don't

know.

I, too have prayed and prayed about all of this for yrs. I can't

bring myself right now to search out yet another doctor. I'd almost

like to go ahead and try self-treating with something I can get

without a prescription. Can you tell me where you get

Naturethroid??? If I try this, I will really be relying on all of

the good people here to " talk me through it " . I want my life

back, TOO!

Kathy

(I'm also wondering if my mom would benefit from this...she's very

leary of trying " new " things, though.)

> I haven't lost all the weight I need to, but I'm on my way. It

wasn't until I hit 3 1/2 grains of armour thyroid that I lost any

weight. That started back around the first week of Oct, 2004 (I

started Armour in May 2004). So far, I've lost about 30 lbs since

Oct. I've not gained any back either, so the 1-2 lbs a week was very

nice, and I've managed to maintain that. I take Naturethroid now,

it's working well since I ran out of Armour. I also self medicate.

I don't depend on any dr to tell me how I feel anymore, as I figure

I'm capable of knowing when something is working or not. I refuse to

be a slave to labs or a dr who worships labs. I will be forever

grateful for finding this group which helped me to actually get my

life back. I did a lot of praying & reading here before I chose to

self medicate. Dr's told me that I was 'normal' (labs) & ignored my

many symptoms, and sent me home to live in mysery. I don't stress

over weight issues anymore. I did a steady gain while being made to

live hypo for close to 2 yrs, and it's going to take time to get it

off. I feel better than I have in a many years. I have also learned

that stressing over anything doesn't help. That was the hardest

thing to put into proper perspective since the hyperT/Graves in 2001,

and now hypoT.

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> My mom called me tonite, and told me several times how thankful she

was that I gave her a bottle of naturethroid. I've suspected her as

being hypoT for quite some time now and the Naturethroid is just

doing wonders for her. (She took Armour for a while, then decided

that she didn't need it). lol. She'll tell you a different story

now. She sounds, and looks and feels better than she has in years.

She started off on 1 grain as I did, and it made all the difference

in the world to her, & she's now on 2 grains daily. (Mom took

thyroid meds when I was very young, and it was only Armour back in

those days), till she quit. She used to sit and complain about her

job when we'd talk on the phone. (She had this everybody is out to

get me attitude) for many years now. It's actually nice to talk to

her now. It's like a completely different person. She also can walk

and not cry out in pain after working all day. My uncle saw my mom

at her job recently and told my aunt how good she looked and felt,

and now my aunt is wondering why she's only on $inthroid, gaining

weight, and feeling not so great when she's younger than my mom? go

figure? :-)

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> SandyE~Houston

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> Scary question - weight?

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> Entirely leaving aside the fact that getting properly medicated

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> so difficult, how many of you were able to lose the weight you

> wanted to or were able to maintain an acceptable weight once you

> were properly medicated?

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> If you're properly medicated, does that make you 'normal' again

in

> the metabolism department? Will normal weight-loss efforts or

even

> just healthy eating produce a naturally healthy weight?

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> Thanks!

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