hypothroid n weight gain

[sanajafri163]

I have a problem of chronic constipation and depression with below mentioned all symptoms as well, I tried almost all medicines for constipation upon doctor’s advice but all treatments failed, then I have tested TSH and it was 6.5 before 1 year, doctor prescribed 50 mcg thyroxin every morning.
And now I am taking 150 mcg Thyroxin medicines and TSH is now 0.668, which is in normal range, but my weight has increased a lot and still having headache all the day and fatigue and constipation to some serious extent. More importantly, the side effects of thyroxin started appearing i.e. swelling on my face, feet, ankles. Please advise me should I stop thyroxin or what to do? My doctor isn’t taking it serious

Symptoms:
• I have you been putting on weight the last 2 years very rapidly, and having a hard time getting pounds off and keeping them off
• Always feel sad and depressed at peak
• Sometimes feel cold when others are comfortable
• Feel more tired more easily than anyone else
• Feel throat tight when you swallow.
• Having greater intolerance, digestive problems, depression, anxiety, aches & pains, severe headache
• Constipation and gastro problems
• It takes awhile in the morning to get going
• I m now more irritable than I used to be, and have mood swings very quickly

[FurballsMom]

Thyroid issues do cause the problems you're talking about.  Two things I'm thinking about:  One is to have the thyroid reassessed, because when it's balanced some of these symptoms at least reduce.

I have many of these issues myself and have put on weight again myself.  For the constipation issues, I would recommend what my doctor told me to do.  There are people who say it's not good to use Miralax all the time, and I tend to agree, but when one needs to get the colon to balance out, then it seems reasonable to use it like I was just told at least for a time.  Not sure how long, but I have been told that it's okay to use it everyday because it's not a stimulant laxative.  I'm wary of using it for too long myself, but my GI tract is a bit dysfunctional, too.

I also advise posting the same question in the thyoid community and the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome community.  Often people with Fibromyalgia have thyroid issues, so people on that forum would have some sound advice concerning this.  People on that forum also understand what you mean about the doctor not taking it seriously.  Your symptoms, though from thyroid issues, do also sound like Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

[sanajafri163]

please advice