Posted by MM on December 24, 2004, at 23:47:38
In reply to Re: Thyroid problems??, posted by Sebastian on December 24, 2004, at 20:37:09
Thank you again, Sebastian. I'm thinking the same thing (that it's my thyroid) after doing some more reading. I had my thyroid tested a couple months ago (after gaining) and it was normal, but this is a different doctor and I guess the other doctor I had put me on synthroid even though I was normal because I was in the low-normal range. I'm going to see my doctor again and ask what exactly my scores were etc. She ran a full blood workup on me, so it's not hypoglycemia or anything, and I guess since my thyroid is already low it could be reasonable that it would get lower? I'll have to read up more on that. Oh, and I am getting exercise, more the past few months. I jog a mile or two (sometimes 3) like 3-4 times a week, and do some strength training as well. My metabolism is usually pretty stable....I could go for a long time without exercising and as long as I don't really over do it with "bad" food then I won't gain, or if I do it's not much, just a couple lbs. When I was on Paxil and Depakote though I gained 50 lbs in 2 months, so it was fairly straightforward, and I got off the meds and the lbs flew off. I had been running 2 miles a day and cut out all sugar etc. and still nothing until I got off the meds, so maybe that makes me a little biased, but I have tried changing all my "bad" behaviors and have not lost one pound. So I'm thinking it's my Thyroid or PCOS (I have a few other symptoms of low thyroid as well as the weight gain, but it can look like PCOS too). Maybe I need to find a general doc who is more familiar with Bipolar and can work with me with the meds or maybe I need to find a different Pdoc. Anyway, I'm done rambling now, sorry; didn't mean for it to be so long. And thanks for your help.
Meg
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