Do you experience binge eating or emotional eating while on Hypo?

[hendb]

Hi there,

I am on levo for 4 weeks but not balanced yet. (long story). So i keep waiting for the levo to act on my body. i have been told i would have to wait 6 to 8 weeks;

I am experiencing a lot of sugar cravings (never did before). as if it was hypoglycemia.

i over eat, im never satiated. of course gaining a lot of weight. i know it is emotional and nervous. because im tired and feeling overwhelmed.

But i wonder if it will stop once my thyroid will be balanced

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Try to eat low sugar foods or blood sugars swing up and down and it gets into a cycle.

You may need to eat little and often to keep blood sugar stable. If you go too long between food and start feeling weird then the temptation is to over eat. Then get sugar spike, follow soon after by a trough

[hendb in reply to SlowDragon]

well I tried to...but sugar craving were too strong

I am taking chromium (used to help with sugar cravings- julia ross recommendations) but this time it doesnt work. Neither do glutamine.

would you know how much 100 gr carbs/ meal represent? I never weighter food, and cannot find accurate info on the net. in tablespoon equivalences. is it like 5 tablespoon squash purée for example?

4 weeks with levothyrox and still experiencing body ache, fatigue, sadness... i hoped levo would work before the 8 weeks

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to hendb]

What dose Levo did you get started on? 50mcgs?

Usually at least 6 weeks before it starts to have slow improvements creeping in

Ask GP to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 alongside the Thyroid when you get retested in week or two. Common for these to be low and may need supplementing to help thyroid hormones work

Always get actual results and ranges on all blood tests

Do you have high thyroid antibodies? If not been tested, ask GP to do so

This is to diagnose cause, if high then it's autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto's (about 90% of hypothyroidism in Uk is due to autoimmune)

[hendb in reply to SlowDragon]

thank you SlowDragon and greygoose for answering me.

I was tested for vit D (im on the lowest range 40, despite regular supplementation).

lowest range for iron/ferritin too (i heard we should be around 70)

ok for vit b12

how many times should we check for the antibodies? i checked 6 months ago.

also, when do you recommend me to do my next blood analysis? i started levo the 15th of october...

From what i understand, i should look at my t4. and it should be at the highest range....

if not, i should increase levo for 6 weeks again?

or check for the t3, and if t3 is low add some t3?

[greygoose]

If I were you, I wouldn't worry about that sort of thing at the moment. If you've only been on levo for four weeks, you really can't expect much improvement, that just isn't realistic. It could take months. But, the sugar cravings are probably to do with your adrenals, which are always a bit upset when you are hypo. Things should sort themselves out as your thyroid levels rise. Don't try and diet, you could make the hypo worse. Obviously, eat as 'healthily' as you can, but don't count calories. If you have a little sugar from time to time, it's not a crime, and won't have much effect either way. It could even help with your conversion. Just go with the flow for the time being. Stress will make things worse.

[hendb in reply to greygoose]

thank you so much...i'll keep that in mind

[greygoose in reply to hendb]

You're welcome.