[elisebeary]

in reply to: Question re: weight gain #1069439

thanks for all of the helpful replies – it’s good to hear about other people’s experiences!

as for the exercise – my doctor has said all along that i can do what feels ok, watch my hr, etc.
I actually did a half marathon recently and felt great

I don’t remember my latest labs, but from what I recall my free t3 was in the normal range and my free t4 was either in range as well or just a bit off.. my tsh was still crazy low, but from what i gather that’s less indicative of what’s going on/is slow to adjust sometimes?
he halved my methimazole dose to 10mg – so I’m guessing maybe this means i’m not actually hyper right now??

thank all again, so great to have such support and information!!!

Best,
Elise

[elisebeary]

in reply to: changing tapazole dose – effective? how long to have effect? #1069692

thanks for the information!!

One additional question – is it actually possible for me to be hypo if my tsh is still really low (<.015)?

thanks so much!

Elise

[elisebeary]

in reply to: how quickly can Tapazole make you hypo? #1070162

thanks for the information –

I’m wondering what hypo symptoms you felt first (if you felt symptoms prior to having another blood test) – just want to know what I should be looking out for the most…

thanks so much!

Elise

[elisebeary]

in reply to: anti-inflammatory diet? #1071208

Hi,

For the diet, basically cutting out all processed foods, fried foods, any fatty animal products, sweeteners, etc…

EB

[elisebeary]

in reply to: question re: Graves, immunity and swine flu #1071599

Hi,

I’m not sure why he said it was ok (he’s a very well regarded endocrinologist though) – he said I could take up to 6 months, and then at that point I should make a choice. I’ve been paying far more attention to my diet and have been looking into different supplements (I was deficient in many things, perhaps from terrible diet?) and have cut way back on cardio and have increased my weight training for exercise and I’ve been closely monitoring my body fat % to get a handle on my muscle mass and it seems to all be staying constant (I was very fit before this diagnosis, so perhaps that helps). Similarly, while my resting heart rate is elevated, it was starting from high 40’s, so it has a lot of room to go up before truly being high… Would be curious what specifically could really happen with a six month lag? I don’t really feel very many symptoms, though my numbers clearly indicate Graves.

thanks
Elise

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