How obvious is it when its your thyroid?

[Sassy69]

Thyroid often pops up in these threads as a possible cause for weight loss or gain or inability to lose weight.

I had my thyroid checked after I experienced a 20 lb weight gain post competition that I wasn't able to lose for about 11 months w/ diet, training, cardio. (Post comp weight gain is not unheard of, but non-loss of it for quite a while afterwards didn't make sense...) Thyroid was normal, though a little on the low side of "normal". Later tests over the course of the year still indicated I was "normal". So I checked out more info about hypothyroidism on about.com. The general thought was that people on the edges of the "normal" range can actually be hypo or hyper thyroid, but some doctors won't necessarily pursue medication based on the belief that the tests indicate you are still in the normal range, despite symptoms of inability to lose weight, etc.

Here is a checklist of some symptoms (http://thyroid.about.com/blchklst.htm):

I am gaining weight inappropriately
I'm unable to lose weight with diet/exercise
I am constipated, sometimes severely
I have hypothermia/low body temperature (I feel cold when others feel hot, I need extra sweaters, etc.)
I feel fatigued, exhausted
Feeling run down, sluggish, lethargic
My hair is coarse and dry, breaking, brittle, falling out
My skin is coarse, dry, scaly, and thick
I have a hoarse or gravely voice
I have puffiness and swelling around the eyes and face
I have pains, aches in joints, hands and feet
I have developed carpal-tunnel syndrome, or it's getting worse
I am having irregular menstrual cycles (longer, or heavier, or more frequent)
I am having trouble conceiving a baby
I feel depressed
I feel restless
My moods change easily
I have feelings of worthlessness
I have difficulty concentrating
I have more feelings of sadness
I seem to be losing interest in normal daily activities
I'm more forgetful lately

I also have the following additional symptoms, which have been reported more frequently in people with hypothyroidism:

My hair is falling out
I can't seem to remember things
I have no sex drive
I am getting more frequent infections, that last longer
I'm snoring more lately
I have/may have sleep apnea
I feel shortness of breath and tightness in the chest
I feel the need to yawn to get oxygen
My eyes feel gritty and dry
My eyes feel sensitive to light
My eyes get jumpy/tics in eyes, which makes me dizzy/vertigo and have headaches
I have strange feelings in neck or throat
I have tinnitus (ringing in ears)
I get recurrent sinus infections
I have vertigo
I feel some lightheadedness
I have severe menstrual cramps


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Some these symptoms could be due to several different things, though sometimes it seems that throwing these in w/ weight loss which doesn't seem to be happening, the first question of the self-diagnosis is, Is my thyroid keeping me from losing weight?

Any comments from those who know/understand a little more than just enough to be dangerous on this topic? It seems that for your thyroid to really be an issue, you would have SIGNIFICANT weight gain (e.g. 40 lbs) that won't go away, not just that last annoying 10 lbs. And it would be over a long period of your life - not just a "recent" thing.

Would love to hear comments from our resident gurus!

 

[wilson6]

What were you taking, if anything for precontest dieting?
AAS, clen, thermogenics, GH, thyroid, etc.

May also depend on your metabolism's response to the dieting and refeeding.

W6

 

[NY Muscle]

the thing about low thyroid symptoms is their are many other ailments that have the same exact symptoms, stress is one of them.


take your waking body temp every morning the second you wake up, dont even goto the bathroom just take your temp in bed then after 7 days avg it out. you could have what they call "Wilsons Syndrome" look it up online there is a lot of info about it.

i had everything you descrined after i had lost an insane amount of weight back in 1994, i even went to see the #1 dr about the problem and the fucker put me on time resleased t3. personally i think it was a waste or if anything did more damage.. the ONLY thing that helped was putting on a lot of LBM in the years to follow.

stop dieting and start eating.


oh and all those symptoms you are experiencing also happens when u get older, male or female.

are you around menopause time ??

 

[KBgrl]

correct me if im wrong but i think u were priniting the check list.... u werent stating what u were experiencing right?

 

[KBgrl]

further more.....if ur thyroid was on the low side of the 'normal' range cant u request meds?? will ur doc prescribe it even though its not hypo to HIM?

 

[NY Muscle]

most dr's wont do shit if you "fall within the rage" they need to cover there asses, they cant just prescribe meds *cause u cant lose weight.

 

[KBgrl]

most dr's wont do shit if you "fall within the rage" they need to cover there asses, they cant just prescribe meds *cause u cant lose weight.

what r u talking about troll.... omg...i LUV the dynamics of our relationship!!! lol.....

what do u mean they have to cover their asses...from what? and if her thyroid is on the low side its on the low side.... a person not being able to lose wieght may be directly related to their thyroid....especially if they're dieting and kicking their ass in the gym but still not losing bf.

 

[NY Muscle]

what r u talking about troll.... omg...i LUV the dynamics of our relationship!!! lol.....

what do u mean they have to cover their asses...from what? and if her thyroid is on the low side its on the low side.... a person not being able to lose wieght may be directly related to their thyroid....especially if they're dieting and kicking their ass in the gym but still not losing bf.

listen my lil slut, im your pimp TRUST me when i say things! lol

within the range means JUST THAT, within the range, if u fall withing the range you are NORMAL lets say the range is 30-100 and if ur 35, most dr's will say its fine, im not saying i like that but hey thats what most dr's will do. my dr is very cool and im sure he'd give me t3, but he has me on t4 cause my t4 was low.


cover their asses = avoid malpractice..imagine giving someone t3 via script then soem crazy shit happens and then they want to sue the dr, if that person fell within the normal range im pretty sure the dr is gonna get his ass sewed for giving the patient t3, or any drug for that matter.


and ill say it again GAIN LBM and id say most of these people who cry LOW THYROID will start losing weight... i did.

 

[KBgrl]

what if the person has some kick ass muscle already??? hummmmm


BITCH

 

[NY Muscle]

what if the person has some kick ass muscle already??? hummmmm


BITCH

im gonna bet that that is definately NOT the case