Thyroid Issues

[LithiuM23]

So does anyone here have thyroid issues? If so, does the medication help at all/help lose weight?

I got blood work done yesterday and I'll hopefully know next week if my thyroid is messed up. Some people said this may be why I am unable to lose weight, and others said if I get on medication I might actually gain weight.

Any thoughts guys/gals?

[dungeonmistress]

I was slightly hypo.  Make sure that you go see a specialist and not a regular dr - an endocrinologist who recognizes that the tsh scale is .3-3, not .5-5.  Otherwise, if you are slightly hypo, you won't fall in the treatable numbers.  I was nearly 5 on the scale and my endo put me on synthroid.  Also realize that this is not an exact science - if you're treatable you'll start out on an amount that might be under what you need. You'll be adjusted upwards based on blood draws. 

I was unable to lose weight before and have managed to lose a few since being treated.  Good luck.

[induced_drag]

So does anyone here have thyroid issues? If so, does the medication help at all/help lose weight?

I got blood work done yesterday and I'll hopefully know next week if my thyroid is messed up. Some people said this may be why I am unable to lose weight, and others said if I get on medication I might actually gain weight.

Any thoughts guys/gals?

I have recently discovered thyroid  issues.  I am hypo.  Probably connected with a head injury I suffered three years ago.  I also have low t.

While people like to blame all kind of things for reasons they dont progress....truth is if you work at them, they are usually not as bad an obstacle as you might think
ite my issues,  I have made the best progress of my life in the past year.

[induced_drag]

Sorry...typing from phone...

Continued:
Although I am hypo...not currently taking meds.  Trying to get my test levels right first....Dr does not want too many variables while I am in the beginning stages of hrt.

[LithiuM23]

I got blood work done last week, so hopefully I'll hear something back by the end of this week. If this isn't my issue, I feel like I'll be lost.

[taylor9569]

I'm recently on meds for under active thyroid. I didn't have any problems with weight loss, but I was feeling tired all the time. The meds have helped with the tiredness, but my weight loss is still steady and hasn't changed at all (currently doing low carb)

[dungeonmistress]

I saw my endo on Thursday.  My TSH is at .789 now; his goal was to get me as close to 1 as possible (started at near 5).  I am holding steady at 75 mcg of synthroid a day, and have lost about 10 lbs since September.

[Latebloomingmom]

I was diagnosed hypo after birth of my second son. my thyroid went into overdrive and began to grow rather quickly...anyhow I was on the meds for about five-six years. I get tested every year to see if I am still in the normal range or need to go back on the meds.