hashimoto disease

[Applecore]

Please help.  I have posted several times on several questions and haven't gotten an answer.  I just recently was diagnosed with hashimoto disease.  I have probably had this for a lot of years just was never told the name.  It really upsets me as will I ever feel normal again.  I know many of you have this and how do you feel.  Will I ever feel energetic and do you go back and forth with hyper and hypo symptoms.  This whole thing is discouraging.  I am sorry to be so whinny.  I am feeling so down today and weak and my whole body feels that way.  I feel like I weigh tons.  I have headaches, not much, I can't remember anything,  My appetite is out of control.  I am trying to handle that and am not gaining at such a fast pace.  Please can anybody give me any encouragement about this disease.  I have nodules on my thyroid that are benign but producing.  I had an RAI 2 years ago.  Something good has got to come out of this whole thing.   Linda desperate in Md.

[kapitichic]

ok i went the GP who specialises in hormone diseases and she has me on Thyroid (from a pig) it contains T3 and T4 not just the T4 - that the synthetic one has... i have been on it 4 days as of now. only 60mg and am to increase in 10days time by 30mg (inc every 10 days)  until i find a difference in my symptoms.

she also wants me to remove all my amalgam fillings (mercury) as she believes that this is the root cause of the autoimmune issue.....

i will keep u informed

[revins]

There is hope for losing weight and feeling better while still having Hashimoto's disease.  I was at the end of my rope with most of the docs, mainly my old Primary care and my Cardiologist.

I had these funky chest flutters, so the Cardio (even though everything checked out fine on those expensive stress tests and such) decided to slap me on Toprol.  Wrong move.  I woke up in hysterics from horrible black nightmares, only to have the stupid Toprol kick in and cause me to come crashing down in my BP and heart rate.  I finally went to his office un-announced and said "enough is enough".  He pretty well "ordered me" to stay on it and politely told him "Last time I checked my bankbook, You were working FOR ME... not the other way around, and I will NOT take another one of these pills because obviously I don't NEED them and you've missed something".  So he says "Maybe it's gastro related" and gives me an antacid script.

Sure enough, a gastro doc found that I had gastritis and silent reflux and because of my body's anatomy (my sternum and whole rib cage is twisted slightly) every time the reflux happened, it "bumped my heart a bit, causing PVC's to happen.  He said my gastritis wasn't bad enough to merit the antacid.  He felt that the Thyroid was the whole issue to my problems.  Evidently it can make stress worse (stress causes acid production), it can cause sleepless nights (night is when our bodies repair) which can cause more stress.  So he put me on 1/2 of a klonopin twice a day (a peanut dose he calls it) and 1 Lunesta at night to help me sleep good.  It's made a world of difference.

The Primary Care doc, Endo, and Cardio all agreed to my talking to a Nutritional Doctor and implementing a weekly b12 shot to help with my low energy level, and then later added CoQ10 (150mg) for the heart support, and 3 amino acids called lipotropics to help assist in the breaking down and moving out of fats and toxins.  They put me on a 1200-1400 calorie plan, instructed me to exercise every day (preferably 20-30 minutes of sustained cardio), no caffeine or cinnamon (it triggers acid in the stomach), and to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day.  I honestly feel wonderful!  We just recently were able to aspirate and remove a huge Thyroid cyst (about the end of November) and it hasn't come back.  My Thyroid levels (except for the Antibodies) are back to normal and my weight is down over 26 pounds.  Things are definitely looking up!  And a very embarrassed (and enlightened) Cardiologist is now saying that he should have listened more closely.  At least he's a better doctor out of all this as well!

Best wishes to those of you that are walking this road... there IS a light at the end of the tunnel.   There are a lot of great docs out there... you just have to find them.

[kapitichic]

i forgot to say i have also lost 10kg's doing the sureslim program - i guess they have it worldwide.... real food- but you need to weigh everything... - lost 15 but gained just under 5 over xmas and new year from oct  - now... shame..... ah well

[kapitichic]

i was diagnosed with hashimoto's disease sometime last year. i have decided not to go the Synthetic route and am trying to do it via diet and health supplements. Next week i am going to see a MD who specialises in Thyroid issues and natural health... iwill keep you all posted... I now know after reading this blog that my headaches which i never used to get are getting more and more common. also i have always suffered from low back pain but i think ornow wonder how much is caused byt he hashimotos.  i wil lalso ask to be checked for Gluten intolerance thanks w=for whoever picked that one up... i guess my main issues are the fatigue - man im so tired ... but i have joined a gym and go kayaking often ..... its great to find this site ... will try and keep you all posted with any info i find out  and hope you all will too...thanks a bunch and good luck out there ladies

[Applecore]

Yes it is possible to lose weight with hashimoto.  I believe when your numbers are right you will stop gaining and level off.  Then watch what you eat.  It may be a little harder but you can do it.  I have been diagnosed with celiac disease and have lost 7 lbs. due to change of diet.  I don't really eat as much as I used to eat - I think depression has something to do with it or it could be my thyroid is finally in the normal range.  You might want to look into being tested for celiac whichis gluton intolerance and may be affecting your whole family.  You can check it by a blood test.  If you have any stomach pain or acid reflux or some people don't have any symtoms.  I certainly will be praying for your and your children that you find the right doctor and treatment.  God still heals also.    love linda

[beccamomof2]

Hello I was told almost a year ago that I had hashimoto and to just pretty much give up because it had gone so long. What is it with some of the doctors in the world? Anyway I was having such bad pains all over, my brain was just shot (had to drop out of college due to memory loss) and was falling asleep every time I would sit down. Being a young mother of 2 very active girls I was not going to take the give up and die route. Yes there for the first few months I was wondering why it took so long to find out what was wrong with me. Now my heart is effected and the weight I have gained is just beyond belief.  But the very worst part is I just found out today that my 7yo little girl also has hashi and that I also need to have my 4yo tested. I have changed my diet and now its going to be a family fight that we aren't going to give up on. Has anyone been able to drop any weight with  this?? I have been told its not going to happen but yet again I'm also supposed to go live in a hole till death comes. Even if its only 10-20 lbs there has to be a way to drop the weight that is putting more stress on the system, right?