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LeXiee
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Thyroid Gland
Posted: 01-06-05 18:24pm
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Just wondering if anyone here as a problem
with their thyroid gland? My doctor
called me about and hour ago to comfirm
that mine is too slow. I'm going to have
to take a pill everyday.
Does anyone know what can happen to the
baby if left untreated? (don't worry I
will be taking the pill)
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melanie18058
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Posted: 01-06-05 19:03pm
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You need a certain amount of hormone from
your thyroid gland, so if you dont take
the pill (synthroid) you wont have enough
for you and have enough to pass through
you to your baby. I have hypo-thyroidism
(slow)...Ive had it for years. Make sure
you take your pill everyday!!
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LeXiee
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Posted: 01-06-05 19:20pm
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That's exactly what I have. What do the
hormones do?
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melanie18058
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Posted: 01-06-05 21:30pm
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The hormones have something to do with
your metabolism. Having a hypo thyroid
usually means you gain weight and it is
hard to lose after you gain. Hyper
thyroid means you usually lose weight.
It is usually a rapid weight gain or loss.
I gained about 50lbs in the course of
less than a year. The synthroid is
supposed to regulate your metabolism and
whatever else. Once it is regulated, it
does take longer than normal to lose
weight. I went from 150 to 200, lost
about 25 or 30lbs, then I got pregnant and
gained it back. Now im back to square
one at 200.
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steen
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Posted: 01-06-05 21:51pm
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The hormone is kind of a supplement,
replacing the hormone that your thyroid
gland doesn't produce enough off. The
thyroid hormone is kind of the stuff that
drives your body's energy. If you are
low on it, you easily get tired, easily
feel cold when others are comfortable,
have trouble with weight gain or really
can't lose weight even when you exercize a
lot. You end up with brittle nails that
flake and crack easily, hair that is
coarse and unmanagable. You are also
more at risk for depression and
diabetes.
And yes, it is important to make sure your
thyroid gland or supplementation is up to
speed when you are pregnant. Studies
meassured a 10-point drop in iq in kids
born to women who have low thyroid
hormone. However, this was for those who
were low throughout the pregnancy, so I
don't know the implication if it is
discovered and treated.
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steen
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Re: Hi Steen...... :o)
Posted: 01-06-05 22:57pm
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| jlee77
wrote: | could you please reference
the site for this fact, I would like some
info myself!
Thank you! :wink: |
which of the facts?
This is not from websites. This is from
medical journals. I can link to the
sites as I have subscription, but unless
you will purchase a subscription, it is
easier if I give you the reference. Then
you can get the article through
interlibrary loans.
The actions of the thyroid gland and what
the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism
can be found in any medical textbook or
reference book in either endocrinology,
internal medicine or family practice.
Some of the articles evaluating children's
iq in relation to maternal hypothyroidism
are these:
heyerdahl s. Kase bf. Lie so. intellectual development in
children with congenital hypothyroidism in
relation to recommended thyroxine
treatment. journal of pediatrics.
118(6):850-7, 1991 jun.
Liu h. Momotani n. Noh jy. Ishikawa n.
Takebe k. Ito k. maternal hypothyroidism during
early pregnancy and intellectual
development of the progeny.
archives of internal medicine.
154(7):785-7, 1994 apr 11.
Matsuura n. Konishi j. transient hypothyroidism in
infants born to mothers with chronic
thyroiditis--a nationwide study of
twenty-three cases. The transient
hypothyroidism study group.
endocrinologia japonica. 37(3):369-79,
1990 jun.
Glorieux j. Desjardins m. Letarte j.
Morissette j. Dussault jh. useful
parameters to predict the eventual mental
outcome of hypothyroid children.
pediatric research. 24(1):6-8, 1988
jul.
Rovet j. Ehrlich r. Sorbara d. intellectual outcome in
children with fetal hypothyroidism.
journal of pediatrics. 110(5):700-4,
1987 may.
Strupp bj. Levitsky da. early
brain insult and cognition: a comparison
of malnutrition and hypothyroidism.
developmental psychobiology.
16(6):535-49, 1983 nov.
Man eb. Serunian sa. thyroid
function in human pregnancy. Ix.
Development or retardation of 7-year-old
progeny of hypothyroxinemic women.
american journal of obstetrics &
gynecology. 125(7):949, 1976 aug 1.
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bd1012
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Re: Thyroid Gland
Posted: 01-06-05 23:24pm
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| lexiee
wrote: | just wondering if anyone
here as a problem with their thyroid
gland? My doctor called me about and
hour ago to comfirm that mine is too slow.
I'm going to have to take a pill
everyday.
Does anyone know what can happen to the
baby if left untreated? (don't worry I
will be taking the
pill) |
i also have hypothyroidism.. I think if
left untreated.. The fetus could contract
it.. That's how I got mine.. I've had my
problem since birth. My mom never took
her meds.. Which btw could lead to some
type of toxmosis.. I am not quite sure
what it's called though.. I have to look
it up again.
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bd1012
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Posted: 01-06-05 23:27pm
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| steen
wrote: | the hormone is kind of a
supplement, replacing the hormone that
your thyroid gland doesn't produce enough
off. The thyroid hormone is kind of the
stuff that drives your body's energy.
If you are low on it, you easily get
tired, easily feel cold when others are
comfortable, have trouble with weight gain
or really can't lose weight even when you
exercize a lot. You end up with brittle
nails that flake and crack easily, hair
that is coarse and unmanagable. You are
also more at risk for depression and
diabetes.
And yes, it is important to make sure your
thyroid gland or supplementation is up to
speed when you are pregnant. Studies
meassured a 10-point drop in iq in kids
born to women who have low thyroid
hormone. However, this was for those
who were low throughout the pregnancy, so
I don't know the implication if it is
discovered and
treated. |
yep.. Those side effects suck!!
Btw steen.. I have a question.. I have
hypo..And I sometimes forget to take my
meds yet I am not really overweight.. I
mean I am no skinny minny either but I
don't understand why i'm not overweight..
And omg.. I eat horribly! I drink like
5 sodas a day.. Pizza.. Hardly anything
healthy.. Do you know a possible reason
why I am not experiencing weight gain?
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steen
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Re: Thyroid Gland
Posted: 01-06-05 23:50pm
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| bd1012
wrote: | | which btw could lead to
some type of toxmosis.. I am not quite
sure what it's called though.. I have to
look it up again. |
thyrotoxicosis. To much
thyroid hormone at times, in bursts. It
leads to something called "grave's
disease."
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bd1012
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Posted: 01-06-05 23:52pm
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Nah... I don't think that was what I had
in mind.. I'll go check right quick.
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bd1012
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steen
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Posted: 01-06-05 23:56pm
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| bd1012
wrote: | | btw steen.. I have a
question.. I have hypo..And I sometimes
forget to take my meds yet I am not really
overweight.. I mean I am no skinny minny
either but I don't understand why i'm not
overweight.. And omg.. I eat horribly!
I drink like 5 sodas a day.. Pizza..
Hardly anything healthy.. Do you know a
possible reason why I am not experiencing
weight gain? |
metabolism, possibly you
are very active, possibly, while you have
a lousy (typical teen) diet you don't eat
that large an amount in total.
However, it might suddenly change. As
such, good diet habits are important.
Eat more fruit and vegetables and walk
10,000 steps each day.
And make sure you get your calcium. The
time between ages 15-25 is when most of
your permanent bone mass is laid down.
The more calcium you get now, the less is
the risk of you falling down at age 75 and
breaking your hip.
As for thyroid supplements, ther are
working rather slowly. When you were
started on them, it likely took a couple
of months before they worked fully. As
such, you can occationally skip a dose and
get away with it. However, it is much
better if you don't.
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bd1012
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Posted: 01-06-05 23:56pm
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Ahah... It's called myxedema coma..
Which can cause death..
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bd1012
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Posted: 01-07-05 00:00am
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| steen
wrote: | | bd1012
wrote: | | btw steen.. I have a
question.. I have hypo..And I sometimes
forget to take my meds yet I am not really
overweight.. I mean I am no skinny
minny either but I don't understand why
i'm not overweight.. And omg.. I eat
horribly! I drink like 5 sodas a day..
Pizza.. Hardly anything healthy..
Do you know a possible reason why I am not
experiencing weight
gain? |
metabolism, possibly you
are very active, possibly, while you have
a lousy (typical teen) diet you don't eat
that large an amount in total.
However, it might suddenly change. As
such, good diet habits are important.
Eat more fruit and vegetables and walk
10,000 steps each day.
And make sure you get your calcium. The
time between ages 15-25 is when most of
your permanent bone mass is laid down.
The more calcium you get now, the less is
the risk of you falling down at age 75 and
breaking your hip.
As for thyroid supplements, ther are
working rather slowly. When you were
started on them, it likely took a couple
of months before they worked fully. As
such, you can occationally skip a dose and
get away with it. However, it is much
better if you
don't. |
withhmm.. Well I do walk alot.. I used
to walk about a half a mile everyday..
Plus at my job.. I am very active.. Have
no choice to be.. At least if i'm the one
putting stuff away..I'm running all over
the place.
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steen
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Posted: 01-07-05 00:10am
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| bd1012
wrote: | | ahah... It's called
myxedema coma.. Which can cause
death.. |
ah, yes. Swelling of
most glandular tissue, mucus menbranes and
interference with electric conductivity in
your heart and nerves.
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LeXiee
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Posted: 01-07-05 08:14am
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Thanks for all the info!!! I guess
everyone is different, but i'm far from
being overweight. But I do have a hard
time to tone up certain parts of my body.
I had no idea I had this until a blood
test I took a couple weeks ago. I also
found out last night that many family
members of mine have this too. (none of
which are overweight though)
i'll be going to pick up my prescription
this morning.
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LMG
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Posted: 01-11-05 23:12pm
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Lexiee, I am 11 weeks pregnant and about 2
months before I got pregnant, I was
diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I had
terrible periods that would last three
weeks sometimes, but they put me on birth
control when I was 17 and that took care
of it. I had really bad hypoglycemia,
severe dry skin, cramps, I was tired, and
I had ocd (obsessive compulsive disorder)
I would have to contract muscles in my
body and if I didn't do it, I felt like I
was going crazy. I mean the list goes on
and on. When I was diagnosed, my
practitioner prescribed me armour thyroid.
It is a natural thyroid hormone. I
felt a lot better and then I found out I
was pregnant. After my 6th week I
started getting signs of hypothroid again
and they tested me and I am very very low.
Pregnancy can really cause problems
with your thyroid and it is a very serious
deal. It causes miscarriages,
stillbirth, low birth weight, and low iq.
You need to go to a specialist and take
your medicine. You will feel a lot
better. You will never know you could
feel so good. There is lots of
information about it on the internet, and
you should read it.
Oh, and I have always been very thin, and
still am and I have had hypothyroidism
they say for a long time. I have had
almost every symptom, but the over weight
thing.
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Gemz
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Posted: 01-12-05 10:46am
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I have the same problem with my thyroids
now I am on synthroid I must admit the I
messed up with taking them but I am on
track again....... My fam. Doc. Told me
I will be taking them for life....... Has
anyof you that is on it been told that
too?
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bd1012
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Posted: 01-12-05 10:49am
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I take the same thing and yes, you do have
to take it for life.
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Gemz
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Posted: 01-12-05 10:52am
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| bd1012
wrote: | | i take the same thing and
yes, you do have to take it for
life. |
***what dosage is everyone
on..........Mine is .75*******
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