Hirri
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Hi, after reading another thread about estrogen dominance and cellulite I was convinced that maybe I have hypothyroidism but I am not sure. My history is quite complicated but I am really looking for someone to make sense of it because all doctors say everything is fine.
Some history facts:
-I was on birth contril pill (estradiol+progestin) for 15 years (since 18 till 33, I am now 37)
-I was on calorie restriction and running a lot (long distances, preparing for half marathons etc 5 days of 7 per week) from age 29 to 34
-My body weight and body fat was extremely low during intense running years (BMI 18, body weight 12-14%)
-However, I was never limiting carbs because I used to crave them like crazy, I ate 2300-2500 calories (which was not enough with so much running) but mostly carbs (not healthy carbs, lots of refined sugar and wheat products)
-After quiting birth control pills I was diagnosed with low progesterone due to no period for a year. However, since I was underweight I also see this as a bit of female thriade situation, Period was restroded succesfuly after 1 month course of progesterone. Other symptoms that were happening after quiting the pill was acne, extreme hairloss, digestive issues, which all disappeared after course of progesterone.
-with restored normal mentrual cycle I also stopped running so much, gradualy lowered to only 3 short runs a day to enjoy being outside. I also gained weight to a normal (BMI now 23, body fat around 23%) and developed bad cellulite (however, I must note here that I have vein varicosis too)
-I used to be very cold all the time during my low weight phases but now I am never cold, in fact I am always hot even though my body temp is aroungd 36.4 all the time.
-My average heart rate was always around 75 (I remember during my running years one sports doctor said it was high for this athletic person.. all runners I knew had it very very low, but not me)
-I used to consume quite a lot fo alcohol for years to reduce stress (wine every evening). Quit totaly also at age 33.
Now at 37 I am stuck at this weird feeling. On one hand I feel that I might have psychological issues (history of mild eating disorder for sure) because I have always been quite anxious and melancholic person, even as a kid. I also think I have seasonal affective disorder because winters are very hard for me. This year with pandemic especially. It seems that during winter my body shuts down. I gain weight, I am very anxious, I sleep worse, I am depressed, I have bad cellulite, migraines, I have very drasticcaly varrying moods throughout the mentsrual cycle (one day I can cry over nothing, next day I am happy about nothing). But lately I have been wondering that maybe it's hypothyroidism after all? Is it possible that it's only in winter? I seems that something swithes in winter time and I have all those symptoms which are gone once summer comes (well almost gone). Maybe it's the stress that I feel during winter because I just hate it so much?
Now I eat 3000 calories a day, not entirely peating but trying to (cannot ditch wheat and refined sugar, in winter it's all I crave, also chocolate. But I eat meats, we make broth every week and soup of it, lots of cheese and butter, no PUFAs, but also no fruit, except bananas, just cannot make myself eat them..). I have very good appetite but it's also emotional in winter, so I am confused. Very often I'd choose cake for dinner instead of soemthing meaty.
I feel that I have sleep anxiety (also since childhood), but in general I sleep well (8 hours almost always with 1-2 wakenings at night for peeing). I feel that sleep issues are more psychological, I jjust cannot seem to be able to relax easily.
I have a lot energy just bored very easily.
Some lab tests I had done a few months ago (after I convinced endocrynologist that something is off she made these):
(TTH, TSH) is 2.92 mIU/L
Prolactin 574,7 mIU/L (which converts to 27 if I am not mistaken). It was done on a very bad day though, in the morning before tests I had computer issues and could not log in to work.
Active prolactin in % is 91.77%
Estradiol is 311.4
Progesteron on 21st day of the cycle was 43.8 nmol/L
Ferritin μg/L 35
Vitamin D 59 nnmol/l
In general I am mostly lost because I am not sure if my mental state which this winter is really bad (due to very cold one and also the pandemic restrictions) affects my health overall or something physical affects my mental state.
I also feel that when I was on birth control pill in general I felt better but I don't know about that anymore.
Sorry very messy post, I hope there will be someone not too lazy to read all of this. Thanks a lot.
Some history facts:
-I was on birth contril pill (estradiol+progestin) for 15 years (since 18 till 33, I am now 37)
-I was on calorie restriction and running a lot (long distances, preparing for half marathons etc 5 days of 7 per week) from age 29 to 34
-My body weight and body fat was extremely low during intense running years (BMI 18, body weight 12-14%)
-However, I was never limiting carbs because I used to crave them like crazy, I ate 2300-2500 calories (which was not enough with so much running) but mostly carbs (not healthy carbs, lots of refined sugar and wheat products)
-After quiting birth control pills I was diagnosed with low progesterone due to no period for a year. However, since I was underweight I also see this as a bit of female thriade situation, Period was restroded succesfuly after 1 month course of progesterone. Other symptoms that were happening after quiting the pill was acne, extreme hairloss, digestive issues, which all disappeared after course of progesterone.
-with restored normal mentrual cycle I also stopped running so much, gradualy lowered to only 3 short runs a day to enjoy being outside. I also gained weight to a normal (BMI now 23, body fat around 23%) and developed bad cellulite (however, I must note here that I have vein varicosis too)
-I used to be very cold all the time during my low weight phases but now I am never cold, in fact I am always hot even though my body temp is aroungd 36.4 all the time.
-My average heart rate was always around 75 (I remember during my running years one sports doctor said it was high for this athletic person.. all runners I knew had it very very low, but not me)
-I used to consume quite a lot fo alcohol for years to reduce stress (wine every evening). Quit totaly also at age 33.
Now at 37 I am stuck at this weird feeling. On one hand I feel that I might have psychological issues (history of mild eating disorder for sure) because I have always been quite anxious and melancholic person, even as a kid. I also think I have seasonal affective disorder because winters are very hard for me. This year with pandemic especially. It seems that during winter my body shuts down. I gain weight, I am very anxious, I sleep worse, I am depressed, I have bad cellulite, migraines, I have very drasticcaly varrying moods throughout the mentsrual cycle (one day I can cry over nothing, next day I am happy about nothing). But lately I have been wondering that maybe it's hypothyroidism after all? Is it possible that it's only in winter? I seems that something swithes in winter time and I have all those symptoms which are gone once summer comes (well almost gone). Maybe it's the stress that I feel during winter because I just hate it so much?
Now I eat 3000 calories a day, not entirely peating but trying to (cannot ditch wheat and refined sugar, in winter it's all I crave, also chocolate. But I eat meats, we make broth every week and soup of it, lots of cheese and butter, no PUFAs, but also no fruit, except bananas, just cannot make myself eat them..). I have very good appetite but it's also emotional in winter, so I am confused. Very often I'd choose cake for dinner instead of soemthing meaty.
I feel that I have sleep anxiety (also since childhood), but in general I sleep well (8 hours almost always with 1-2 wakenings at night for peeing). I feel that sleep issues are more psychological, I jjust cannot seem to be able to relax easily.
I have a lot energy just bored very easily.
Some lab tests I had done a few months ago (after I convinced endocrynologist that something is off she made these):
(TTH, TSH) is 2.92 mIU/L
Prolactin 574,7 mIU/L (which converts to 27 if I am not mistaken). It was done on a very bad day though, in the morning before tests I had computer issues and could not log in to work.
Active prolactin in % is 91.77%
Estradiol is 311.4
Progesteron on 21st day of the cycle was 43.8 nmol/L
Ferritin μg/L 35
Vitamin D 59 nnmol/l
In general I am mostly lost because I am not sure if my mental state which this winter is really bad (due to very cold one and also the pandemic restrictions) affects my health overall or something physical affects my mental state.
I also feel that when I was on birth control pill in general I felt better but I don't know about that anymore.
Sorry very messy post, I hope there will be someone not too lazy to read all of this. Thanks a lot.