Anybody Here Hyperthyroid?

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Other results from the doc concluded that I was hyperthyroid.

Actually I already knew this and I've been that way for about ten years, although when I went down to Mexico to get my sleeve it showed normal -- I was severely depressed at the time, understandably.

K so now I have a Real Job and that means I have a real GP which means I got my physical and bloods taken. High thyroid, low Iron, low white count, low neosophils or whatever they're called.

These are the drugs she wants me to take:

Metaprolol

Doxepin

I do not want these drugs. One is a tricyclic that causes weight gain. One is a beta blocker that causes weight gain.

I weigh 200.5 today. I am SO CLOSE to Onederland and no way in hell am I taking some concoction that is going to put thirty pounds on me by next week.

I do want more energy, I want to sleep better, I want to not obsess and have panic attacks, which is what these things are supposed to be for. But I'm 36 pounds from goal!

Help me Obi Wan. Anybody else have either of these, are you doing herbal remedies, other options....anything?

[LadyLee 3]

Other results from the doc concluded that I was hyperthyroid.

Actually I already knew this and I've been that way for about ten years, although when I went down to Mexico to get my sleeve it showed normal -- I was severely depressed at the time, understandably.

K so now I have a Real Job and that means I have a real GP which means I got my physical and bloods taken. High thyroid, low Iron, low white count, low neosophils or whatever they're called.

These are the drugs she wants me to take:

Metaprolol

Doxepin

I do not want these drugs. One is a tricyclic that causes weight gain. One is a beta blocker that causes weight gain.

I weigh 200.5 today. I am SO CLOSE to Onederland and no way in hell am I taking some concoction that is going to put thirty pounds on me by next week.

I do want more energy, I want to sleep better, I want to not obsess and have panic attacks, which is what these things are supposed to be for. But I'm 36 pounds from goal!

Help me Obi Wan. Anybody else have either of these, are you doing herbal remedies, other options....anything?

I take meds for my hyperthyroid, no weight gain here, I think you should try it and see what happens, I sleep a lot better and the sleep we need to help with weight loss.

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What are you taking, LadyLee? There are several and that one was one of the oldest-- I was thinking of asking maybe for a newer one.

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My question is why are you hyperthyroid? Have they checked you for a nodule? I was extremely hyperthyroid. TSH 0.01 . I had a large nodule on my right side of my thyroid. I had it removed 3 weeks ago. Seems like they need to get to the root of the problem instead of just putting you on med. Nodule? Graves Disease?

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I have been without a thyroid due to cancer for years- Although many medications have a potential side effect of weight gain it is not 100% guaranteed. The benefits sometimes outweigh the risks of NOT taking anything. What works for some may not work for all- If it will make you feel better physically go for it- you have the tool to work with the weight loss (your sleeve) and you ve already proven to be successful with that- Now get the rest of you healthier and who knows maybe when every bodily system is in sync more weight will come off...

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My question is why are you hyperthyroid? Have they checked you for a nodule? I was extremely hyperthyroid. TSH 0.01 . I had a large nodule on my right side of my thyroid. I had it removed 3 weeks ago. Seems like they need to get to the root of the problem instead of just putting you on med. Nodule? Graves Disease?

That's a good point. When I went in there I already knew about the hyperthyroid. The first doctor I saw nine years ago made me eat a nuke and get radioactive to check for nodules and etc. I did not have Grave's Disease. She considered it "idiopathic". The next doctor I had, who hated me, told me I was slightly hyperthyroid and that was "good news", because I was then not *hypothyroid". i remember telling him I thought this was part of the reason I ate so much -- I could easily put down a whole Domino's bacon chicken ranch pizza by myself in those days, and I remember him saying to me, " Well, we should talk about why you're eating a whole pizza, that's not good for you at all." And I just sort of looked at him. ( Are we not talking about that right now? Hello?)

But I did go in complaining of exhaustion and anxiety this time- actually I just have trouble sleeping mostly. So I had Iron deficiency anemia and hyperthyroid, sort of as usual, but she wanted to treat my anxiety with beta blockers and tricyclics because, basically, all doctors seem to think I'm trying to hit them up for benzos. Which I should add, I am -- I don't abuse them but it is darn nice to have one or two floating around in your purse for luck.

If I had deformed left cardiac ventricle or frequent bouts of tachycardia and excessive sweating and all that, I would go on the things. If I had any other risk factor for a heart attack or stroke, I would definitely go on them. But I don't want to fight off another fifty pounds for freakin *insomnia*. I'm not even convinced the problem is actually my thyroid. None of these last two doctors did that other test -- the FT4 or whatever it's called.

I'm really sensitive to drugs that cause weight gain. Not only that, I think...well, really -- my sense is that one should do as little messing with one's thyroid as possible because endocrinology is the most delicate of sciences. I'm not going to start drugging it or hacking at it just because some doctor I've known for ten minutes tells me to do it.

I swear I think doctors just throw drugs at people lately. Maybe it will work, who knows, I'm being "treated". But here's the kicker question: is it really a better medical decision to prescribe two heavy duty meds on top of one another after a glance at a lab printout and five minutes talking to me than it would have been to just write me a prescription for Ativan?

Bah.

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I have been without a thyroid due to cancer for years- Although many medications have a potential side effect of weight gain it is not 100% guaranteed. The benefits sometimes outweigh the risks of NOT taking anything. What works for some may not work for all- If it will make you feel better physically go for it- you have the tool to work with the weight loss (your sleeve) and you ve already proven to be successful with that- Now get the rest of you healthier and who knows maybe when every bodily system is in sync more weight will come off...

That's a good point, too...

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You need to go see a different endocrinologist. You need to get to the root problem.....