Does anyone here have either Hypo or Hyper Thyroid Dysfunction?

[Johnnny]

Minotaur

I don't know if the iodine treatment would affect iron. When your endo runs blood tests, she should ask for a CBC, which is a complete blood chemistry report. It's pretty standard.

Red meat=good!

I've been wanting a CBC but my family doctor doesn't think I need one. Maybe the endo would check it off the next time I'm due for a TSH.

Also doesn't CBC stand for Complete Blood Count? That's what I was told once.

rockgazer69

My mom tried Glucosamine and almost instantly had double vision, got dizzy, n nauseous.... she is allergic to shellfish n didn't read the bottle. All the women on my moms side including me end up on thyroid medication for hypothyroidism. I take synthroid.

I didn't know you have hypothyroidism & are being treated with synthroid? How do you stay so slender & in shape? It can be very tough with hypothyroidism even with synthroids.

Are you sure your Mom's double vision, dizziness, & nauseous wasn't caused by the shellfish since she's allergic?

I haven't heard of anything like that from taking glucosamine. I've been on it for about 5yrs now with no problems. But one things for sure each individual is different & will react differently to vitamins inlcuding glucosamine, supplements & drugs.

Take Care.

 

[Little Wing]

Minotaur


rockgazer69


I didn't know you have hypothyroidism & are being treated with synthroid? How do you stay so slender & in shape? It can be very tough with hypothyroidism even with synthroids.

Are you sure your Mom's double vision, dizziness, & nauseous wasn't caused by the shellfish since she's allergic?

I haven't heard of anything like that from taking glucosamine. I've been on it for about 5yrs now with no problems. But one things for sure each individual is different & will react differently to vitamins inlcuding glucosamine, supplements & drugs.

Take Care.

It says on the bottle she had not to take if you are allergic to shellfish.

I mention in several threads that my pics aren't recent. What single woman with no love interest is going to have pics like that around? Since I've been inactive due to my hands being screwed up from carpal tunnel n quite frankly not wanting attention from men due my ex's wonderful revalation that he is gay (I went through a really bad depression you have to figure one would especially with two kids involved) I haven't kept in top shape but am getting it back quite easily, I think because I always was so active. Luckily I never got stretch marks from either child something I never think of, but I saw a friend changing the other day, I was SO lucky to avoid that. I don't know if my thyroid affects my body that much - I do know I'm horrid about taking my meds n when I don't I get sleepy n really thirsty, sometimes I get muscle cramping. I take....have to check....oops not even synthroid anymore, told you I was bad, Levothroid 112MCG tabs. i will make an effort to take as scheduled bleh. Need to re-organize the kitchen for summer efficiency anyway i'll put my med near the coffee can't miss it there. I'm getting curious about trying some of the supplements I read about in here but have no idea where to start. PM me some ideas if you don't mind.

 

[Johnnny]

rockgazer69

I mention in several threads that my pics aren't recent. What single woman with no love interest is going to have pics like that around? Since I've been inactive due to my hands being screwed up from carpal tunnel n quite frankly not wanting attention from men due my ex's wonderful revalation that he is gay (I went through a really bad depression you have to figure one would especially with two kids involved) I haven't kept in top shape but am getting it back quite easily, I think because I always was so active.

Don't worry, I'm sure you still look great. What is Carpal Tunnel? I haven't heard of it. Sorry to hear about your husband, sounds like Will & Grace LOL. I'm just kidding. Sometimes we have to take the negative things & later on laugh about them to keep ourselves from getting down in the dumps. I'm sure you'll get back into the flow of things at the gym very easily. You seem very dedicated even though you haven't been for awhile.

Luckily I never got stretch marks from either child something I never think of, but I saw a friend changing the other day, I was SO lucky to avoid that. I don't know if my thyroid affects my body that much - I do know I'm horrid about taking my meds n when I don't I get sleepy n really thirsty, sometimes I get muscle cramping. I take....have to check....oops not even synthroid anymore, told you I was bad, Levothroid 112MCG tabs

I use a casette with the little boxes that open with the days marked on them & put enough pills for the whole week on Sunday night. I never forget with this. Before we knew what was wrong in the yr 2000, I used to get muscle spasms & had constant sweating even just sitting in a chair at college.

I hope everything works out.

 

[Little Wing]

Funnily enough carpal tunnel is thought of mainly as a repetative motion injury but thyroid problems can contribute to it. http://www.sorehand.com/carpal-tunnel-syndrome.htm Too much pressure is on I think a median nerve in your wrists n eventually you need surgery to relieve the pressure.

 

[Johnnny]

rockgazer69

Funnily enough carpal tunnel is thought of mainly as a repetative motion injury but thyroid problems can contribute to it. http://www.sorehand.com/carpal-tunnel-syndrome.htm Too much pressure is on I think a median nerve in your wrists n eventually you need surgery to relieve the pressure.

How did you develop it & did have or are you going to have the surgery?

I hope everthing works out for you.

 

[Minotaur]

Minotaur
Also doesn't CBC stand for Complete Blood Count? That's what I was told once.

I think you're right. Pretty much the same result though...everything that's going on in your blood in a general sense.

 

[Johnnny]

Minotaur

I think you're right. Pretty much the same result though...everything that's going on in your blood in a general sense.

Speaking of the CBC I'm getting one with my monthly TSH check next week. It's probably been at least 5yrs since I had a CBC done.

As I've read here & in books before, I know that thyroid patients iron can decrease therefore losing red blood cells which make you strong. So they very often need iron. This could explain why I get tired very often b/c my thyroid with my last check is normal so it wouldn't be the thyroid that's making me tired & I usually get 7-9hrs sleep every night which is more than enough for me but sometimes I'm tired at 7pm even. Sometimes I don't even feel like going to the gym but I can't get lazy. As for training I usually am okay by the time I get to the gym, but I can't help wondering how much more stronger & bigger I'd be if my iron really is low if that's a problem.

Take care.

 

[hardasnails1973]

here is my plan of attack.

1. did the iodine patch test gone in 4 hours. HELLO iodine deficnecy
Reason why deficienct
a) never salt my food
b) was uder alot of stress that depeletes iodine levels for several months
c) very rarely eat any kind of fresh water fish other then tuna -iodine in diet is non existant
d) during contest time I got lazy and stopped multiviatmin and red meat last 4 weeks and that is when I notice all this crap happening. Meaning my body was just eating it self alive
2. body temperature is still 97.0 degrees in the morning

correcrt this problem
1000 mgs tyrosine 3 times a day
300 mcg iodine 3 times a day from kelp bladderwackm black walnut (also kills parasites)

200 mcgs selenium
liver tabs for iron - taken away from thyroid (armour) to prevent interfernce
1000 mgs taurine 2 times a day
glandulars 3 times a day
b-12 complex 1000 mcgs 3 times a day
Plus a good subingula multiviatmin
I think this should cover ALL BASIS

 

[hardasnails1973]

just got back from the health food store. i got bladderwack in tincture form at 150 mcgs of iodine and more l-tyrosine, and a good multi vitamin as well.
going to hit 1000-1500 mcgs of iodine a day, 3000 mgs l tyrosine, multiviatmin, 5000 mcgs of subliginual b-12, coleskins are next, grandular 2-3 times a day. PS just took 4 dropps of bladderwack and started sweat my butt off with in 15 minutes after one week I will retest the patch for 48 hour to se if iodine is still needed.

 

[Johnnny]

hardasnails1973
So do you have a thyroid condition? You don't really say as you're talking about idoine which plays a major role in proper function of the thyroid gland.

I had a big dose of iodine to shut down my thyroid production as I was getting too much thyroid hormone & it took about 6 months before I need synthroids to replace my thyroid hormone.

 

[hardasnails1973]

can you say severe constipation, low body temp, slowly hair growth, low t-3 cells, increase fat desposits, ect. PLus I am iodine nutrient deficent for past 6 months. Plus low t-3, t-4 count elevated tsh. I would say so....

 

[Johnnny]

hardasnails1973

can you say severe constipation, low body temp, slowly hair growth, low t-3 cells, increase fat desposits, ect. PLus I am iodine nutrient deficent for past 6 months. Plus low t-3, t-4 count elevated tsh. I would say so....

It's still not really clear what you have. You say your T3 is low which could say you have hypo thyroid not getting enough thyroid hormone, but then you say that your T4 count is high which is the other thyroid hormone which could mean you have hyper thyroid condition getting too much thyroid hormone.

So which is it? Hypo thyroid meaning your not getting enough thyroid hormone, or hyper thyroid getting too much thyroid hormone?

 

[hardasnails1973]

low t-3 levels , normal t-4. elevated tsh 1.25 -1.91 in 2 months time !!!
low iodine (patch test gone in 2 hours vs 24 hours), and possible low tyrosine (unable to used becuase it is being converted to tyramine by candida which is useless form of tyrosine)
Low stomach acids from hypothyroid

 

[Johnnny]

hardasnails1973
So it is a hypo thyroid you have then? Then how come you aren't on synthroids to replace the hormone? That's typically the common treatment for hypo thyroid.

 

[Dale Mabry]

Synthroid is T4, he has normal T4 levels so he is prolly having a conversion problem, which I believe an Iodine Deficiency can cause, but not sure, I bet Bandaid woman would know.

 

[Dale Mabry]

Found this on www.whfoods.com, might help in the understanding...


The conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiodthyronine (T3) requires the removal of an iodine molecule from T4. This reaction requires the mineral selenium. The iodine molecule that is removed gets returned to the body's pool of iodine and can be reused to make additional thyroid hormones.

If your body is deficient in selenium, the conversion of T4 to T3 is slowed, and less iodine is available for the thryoid to use in making new hormones.

 

[Johnnny]

Dale Mabry

Found this on www.whfoods.com, might help in the understanding...


The conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiodthyronine (T3) requires the removal of an iodine molecule from T4. This reaction requires the mineral selenium. The iodine molecule that is removed gets returned to the body's pool of iodine and can be reused to make additional thyroid hormones.

If your body is deficient in selenium, the conversion of T4 to T3 is slowed, and less iodine is available for the thryoid to use in making new hormones.

I will look at the link after I get home from work it looks very informative. But you are right about the T3 & T4 . Most ppl are in need of T4. But with bodybuilders who are on drugs of course very often use T3 as apart of their cutting cycles. But pro longed use can & will have permanent damage to their thyroid as well.

I was never told that selenium deficiency can play apart in thyroid function?

 

[hardasnails1973]

on armour 2 grains a day and added in t-3 at 50 mcgs and montioring body temperature

 

[gryyffen]

I too have a thyroid problem, it is hypo, my doc has me on armour thyroid, along with a time release T-3. helps me with the fatigue but weight loss is not easy. and it is frustrating when you work out all the time and try to eat as healthy as possible. Armour contains both the T-3 and T-4. your thyroid contains both those elements and most doctors only give you one, the T-4 which is synthroid. the T-3 is more active and is needed.

 

[Johnnny]

gryyffen

I too have a thyroid problem, it is hypo, my doc has me on armour thyroid, along with a time release T-3. helps me with the fatigue but weight loss is not easy. and it is frustrating when you work out all the time and try to eat as healthy as possible. Armour contains both the T-3 and T-4. your thyroid contains both those elements and most doctors only give you one, the T-4 which is synthroid. the T-3 is more active and is needed.
06-28-2004 05:42 PM

It sounds like everyone with a thyroid condition here is having a rough time.

I need something to help me with my fatigue. Sometimes I feel a bit tired & not like training, but by the time I get to the gym, I'm usually okay.

But the last week or so I'm really feeling fatigued. I'm planning on taking a good 10 days off from the gym to rest. No lifting or cardio/conditioning. I may do some crunches & leg lifts though & I plan on getting full nights rests.

I hope you & everyone here, I hope your thyroid's all get better. I hate this f#^%n' thing as it's a real pain in the ass.

Good luck all.

 

[Crono1000]

this has become the whore thread of the health forum

 

[Johnnny]

Crono1000

this has become the whore thread of the health forum

I'm guessing you don't have a thyroid condition at all to share or discuss?

So what's the point of you being here?

As you can see we've all been discussing & sharing information in regards to our thyroid conditions & the problems it's caused us.

 

[Crono1000]

ok i don't know where this thread went but whatever, just give the guy a break. If you don't like him, if he's annoying, if he's making fake identities and posting as them, don't come to the threads that say threadstarter Johnnny. I've yet to see him post in a thread he didn't create so, children, if he stays on his side of the backseat you stay on yours.

anyway, I've also been taking synthroid and I've also had both hypo and hyper, one probably led to the other due to a bacteria that infected my thyroid gland at some point. I've never liked my doctor's interpretation of it and after taking the treatment I still never felt better. I first came in with heart palpitations being able to feel my heart beat loudly at all times, no matter what the activity was. After the synthroid my heart is usually under control but I still suffer from the other symptoms. Every checkup on my THS level (I get another on Monday) they just keep giving me the same dosage and saying I'll be fine. Bleh, I guess a doctor knows best, but he hardly acknowledges my complaints.

page 2 buddy

 

[Crono1000]

haven't u figured it out? I say nothing productive

 

[Johnnny]

Crono100

I've also been taking synthroid and I've also had both hypo and hyper, one probably led to the other due to a bacteria that infected my thyroid gland at some point. I've never liked my doctor's interpretation of it and after taking the treatment I still never felt better. I first came in with heart palpitations being able to feel my heart beat loudly at all times, no matter what the activity was. After the synthroid my heart is usually under control but I still suffer from the other symptoms. Every checkup on my THS level (I get another on Monday) they just keep giving me the same dosage and saying I'll be fine. Bleh, I guess a doctor knows best, but he hardly acknowledges my complaints.

So than why not elaborate on your thyroid problems?

The whole point of the thread is to share thyroid experiences & discuss the treatments we've had & so on.

We've all been through the same thing with our thyroid.

We'd be glad to hear your experiences & opinions on your thyroid problem.