Hello everyone :)
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post, but it seems to be the only place I can find on the internet that seems to have really knowledgeable people posting in relation to thyroid medication/issues.
Basically this is my story ( shortened!) I've been thinking that my thyroid hormones aren't functioning properly because of a few things... I'm 38 now and untill 7 years ago I was NEVER overweight. I've not changed what I'm eating, and if anything I'm exersizing more! I've gained about 60-70lbs and I can only lose weight by starvation. I have other symptoms such as low mood ( which I've never had before) perhaps the low mood is due to all this weight, I don't know, all I know is I'm at breaking point with it, and thought it MUST be my thyroid.... On a whim I ordered some Desiccated thyroid from Thailand (Pimpom) figuring I would take it to speed my metabolism.
I then figured that I should probably get my thyroid tested! (Probably could have done that first!)
Anyway my test results came back today and it looks like all is 'normal' *sigh* the way I'm feeling and my symptoms, I felt SURE there would be something wrong with my hormones
My results were TSH 1.89, FT4 15.6pmol/L, FT3 5.2pmol/L Which I know is completely normal.
My question is would it hurt me to take the desiccated thyroid, like in a low dose of 1 grain daily just to increase my metabolism slightly?
I don't want to stuff my body up, but I'm just so unhappy with this weight. And yes I know about calorie control and low carb etc. it's just that I actually have to go down to 1,000-1,200 calorie range for weeks to lose any weight, it's so unsustainable as it's such low calorie. Any slip up in a week and I don't lose an ounce. I'm just feeling very down about it.
Advice would be appreciated please!
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post, but it seems to be the only place I can find on the internet that seems to have really knowledgeable people posting in relation to thyroid medication/issues.
Basically this is my story ( shortened!) I've been thinking that my thyroid hormones aren't functioning properly because of a few things... I'm 38 now and untill 7 years ago I was NEVER overweight. I've not changed what I'm eating, and if anything I'm exersizing more! I've gained about 60-70lbs and I can only lose weight by starvation. I have other symptoms such as low mood ( which I've never had before) perhaps the low mood is due to all this weight, I don't know, all I know is I'm at breaking point with it, and thought it MUST be my thyroid.... On a whim I ordered some Desiccated thyroid from Thailand (Pimpom) figuring I would take it to speed my metabolism.
I then figured that I should probably get my thyroid tested! (Probably could have done that first!)
Anyway my test results came back today and it looks like all is 'normal' *sigh* the way I'm feeling and my symptoms, I felt SURE there would be something wrong with my hormones
My results were TSH 1.89, FT4 15.6pmol/L, FT3 5.2pmol/L Which I know is completely normal.
My question is would it hurt me to take the desiccated thyroid, like in a low dose of 1 grain daily just to increase my metabolism slightly?
I don't want to stuff my body up, but I'm just so unhappy with this weight. And yes I know about calorie control and low carb etc. it's just that I actually have to go down to 1,000-1,200 calorie range for weeks to lose any weight, it's so unsustainable as it's such low calorie. Any slip up in a week and I don't lose an ounce. I'm just feeling very down about it.
Advice would be appreciated please!