Weight

[Afaghieh]

yes that's me all right.

I was about 54kg when I consulted my GP about loosing eye lashes.

After being diagnosed with Hypo and hashi, stared with thyroxine, then Elthroxine and now t3

My weight is 61kg and I hate it. I am female and through osteoporosis have lost height so it's not a prety picture. I have to look at treats and imagine I' eating them.

[Jazzw]

Are you still on 20mcg of liothyronine - and nothing else?

[Afaghieh in reply to Jazzw]

Hi Jazz

No recently I have increased to 30mcg odd days and 20 even days as my t3 result was border line.

I also attended the MSK clinic what a waste of time after all their publicity. Dr didn't bother to look at my spine and neck which is troubling me.

[greygoose]

I think you should be looking at nutritional deficiencies.

vit D

vit B12

folate

iron

ferritin

should all be optimal for your body to be able to use the hormone you're taking.

Remember, the blood test only measures what's in the blood. It doesn't tell you how much is getting into the cells. And it won't get into the cells if you have nutritional deficiencies.

And it doesn't matter how good your diet is. If you are hypo you will have difficulty absorbing nutrients.

And if you are losing height, you are probably low in magnesium - most people are due to depleted soils. And being hypo will make that worse. Try taking about 400 mcg and see how you feel. And vit C, too. That will help with absorption of the T3. Take a couple of thousand before bed. Aparantly, that's the best time to take it.

[Afaghieh in reply to greygoose]

Hi greygoose

Thanks. I have had all of that before. However with all the medication for osteoporosis has affected my digestive system and having difficulty with sever heart burns in as much as when I want to work on my garden I have to abstain from eating until I finish the work. I will start slowly on small doses since there isn't much choice for us.

[greygoose in reply to Afaghieh]

Do you have low stomach acid? If so, try betain tablets, or apple cider vinegar before meals. Most hypos have low stomach acid, anyway, and that will mean you have difficulty absorbing nutrients.

Do you have the results of your nutrient blood tests? B12 and all that.

Were you taking calcium for your osteoporosis?

[Afaghieh in reply to greygoose]

Hi greygoose

Sorry for late reply. Last week it was my caring week away from home no pc.

on Monday I will get a copy of my bood results.

[guysgrams in reply to greygoose]

Greygoose, when you say take a couple thousand what are you referring to?

[greygoose in reply to guysgrams]

mg of vit C. Not T3! lol