Under Active Thyroid
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Hi Joss
Thanks for the reply. I must say, the under active thyroid has totally destroyed my life in so many ways, I had to finish my career in the bank, and gave up so many things in my life because of it I think, if it had been diagnosed earlier, then things would have got back to normal, but it took 2 years to diagnose. It is only a simple blood test after all. I do not know about the rest of you, but I think I had probably been suffering with the under active thyroid all my life, but did not know. I am only 5 feet tall, and from being a teen, had very thin hair and dry skin, but it was not until I was 45 till it really kicked in. I was going through a lot of stress at work at the time, so whether that triggered it, who knows????? It would be interesting to know everyone else's experiences. Please contact via this web site, you cannot give out your personal email addresses on here Chris |
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Back in 2006, I started noticing things such as always feeling tired even though I had a good 8 hours sleep; feeling cold and also my cycle started going a bit haywire, so I visited my doctor. She carried out blood tests and I was diagnosed with an under active thyroid. I now take 75mg of thyroxine. I'm 5ft 4ins and my weight's always been on the heavy side (between 11 and 12 stone). I've done WW and SW and managed to lose weight. My job as an Administrator involves lots of walking around the building and running errands to other offices in the town. I wear my WW pedometer and am pleased to report that I can do up to and over 15,000 steps a day. My weight has come off slowly too
 I've also joined a local gym which I hope to visit on a regular basis. I did notice that I had pain in my knees which was very painful and I think this was as a result of being overweight. I'm nowhere near my goal of about 9½ or 10 stone, but I'll get there eventually.
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for 30 years I had all the symptoms of an underactive thyroid - docs reckoned I was a hypochondriac - sound familiar?
Eventually my GP did tests to prove once and for all that I don't have an underactive thyroid and she was right - I have an overactive parathyroid... the result is much the same although there are no drugs to take. I have all the joint problems, not being able to control my body temperature etc that the rest of you have. Some things I have learned - as someone said, the best exercise is weight training and you must make sure that your joints are supported while you're doing it. Don't blame all your knee problems on weight - I've had knee and foot joint problems since I was a skinny child. My theory is that the illness affects joints which in turn affects mobility and makes it even more difficult to lose weight. Health practitioners tend to put it the other way round. I'm also on a low GI diet - some of you may think you're on a healthy diet but try this out and see how you get on. The other thing is, I read in a magazine that a vitamin D deficiency can make it difficult to lose weight. Food intolerances can also make it difficult. The other thing I found helpful was being referred to a dietician. She had lots of ideas and her support was invaluable. Unfortunately, I've since moved house I've not had her support and this house being a building site at the moment, it's so much easier to zap a shop bought macaroni cheese or a frozen jacket potato rather than stick to the diet. I look forward to the day the house is finished and I have a proper kitchen rather than a dark and dingy hole  Good luck to you all |
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I am so glad that I started this thread and all the feed back it has brought which has helped me and I am sure everyone else that there are other sufferers out there and how they cope with this though "common" condition it is he bane of our lives. I have been amazed on how many people have it and wonder if there is a support network out there which we could all join, or how about a Fishes Thyroid support group where we could share symptoms, views, diet advise, exercise and general imformation etc.
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Yes, a dedicated site would be great.
I had been feeling *ra* all last year, been to the docs yesterday, and had my blood tested for everything , to see why I am feeling like this. Going Tenerife on Saturday, so that should help. Speak to you all when I get back Chris |
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By chance I met a friend who I hadn't seen in years , guess what she had been diagnoised with an under active thyroid and had taken up walking to try to lose the blubber she had gained. Certainly it seemed like she was successful as she said she had lost 2 stone and felt much better. As for walking effecting joints not sure as I would think moderate walking would be better than nothing and perhaps well fitting suportive foot wear could help. I say this as my Late Mother was efected by arthritits severly having had to have her hip replaced and looking back now I suspect she too had an under active thyroid, given there is a link to it being inherited. She didn't exercise preferring to sit and watch TV being imobile contributed to a massive blood clot.
So some walking must be the best medicine, and cheaper than gym fees. But saying all this I have now found myself with spondilytis in my spine, on top of blood pressure and an under active thyroid, so perhaps I may have to eat my words; especially as I to have had knee & joint problems developing, my knee actually gave out yesterday while coming downstairs. But feel the expression "use it or lose it" is more frightening and do want to at least try to lose some of this blubber before I end up wearing a tent.  Weight training sounds a bit drastic but will look into it. 
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Cheers Chris would love to know your results and if sunshine helps have a great holiday
 Also there is the theory that an Under Active Thyroid can cause infertility, miscarriage and other pregnancy problems. Having lost my first baby at 37 weeks after an awful pregnancy plagued with problems I was very interested reading that this condition could have had perhaps some bearing on my own pregnancy problems especially as my Mother lost two babies as well. Think it is about time a blood test before hand or after problems could be a good idea as a matter of course to rule out an under active thyroid   
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Hello everyone Have started a new thread in general as a Thyroid support group for all of us who suffer with this and I mean suffer there is so many knock on side effects and health issues with this that its good for us to share our stories be able to contact each other for a moan and we can share success stories helpful advice too please join in Claire
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