TNT

Does anyone out there have this? Have you been treated for it yet? I had an appointment with a PCOS spec. Endo. a couple of weeks ago and she suggested I might have this. I've had an ultrasound done, and gotten copies of all my old labs which show slightly elevated TSH (I only got the T3 and T4 measured the once).

I'm wondering if this is worth treating or if the cure is worse than the pseudo disease.

Pixsy

i have what the doc says is subclinical hypothyroid....my antibodies were really high although other tests were normalish. My GP started me on levothyroxine and am currently on 75mcg...has helped me enormously.

TNT

thanks for writing back, I'd just about given up on hearing from anyone.

I guess the thing is, I'm asymptomatic. I mean all of the symptoms I do have (weight gain, hairloss etc) could be attributable to the PCOS. I do feel colder than my bf usually but I'm not sure that's abnormal, he likes his house at 68 degrees in the winter.

How did the therapy make you feel better? Do you have more energy? Has it helped you lose weight?

BAsed on the lab copies I got from one of my docs, my levels were on the high end of normal, but when I requested copies from someone who had done testing long ago, I was over 5 slightly, but I'm still angry that no one told me I was above "normal".

Anyway, I'm just trying to decide whether treating this is worth adding another regimen of pills to my day.

Thanks again.

Pixsy

hiya TNT,

well i should have said how i was diagnosed...i went to the GP complaining of contant tiredness and lack of energy, i couldn't get up in the mornings, my mind was foggy i lacked motivation and volition. And my mood was a little low too, which was probably because i didn't have the energy to do anything. SO the GP ran some tests, i ws sure it was aneamia, but my TSH came back elevated and my free thyroxine was normal. He ran antibodie tests which should them to be extremely elevated.

SInce i've started my levothyroxine I have more energy, don't have that constant lethargy. It's made a huge difference, i've also noticed an improvement in my skin, it's not so dry and i don't feel so cold all the time either. ALso my concentration has improved

beachlover

Hi. I am like you-I had the weight gain and hair loss which could be attributed to PCOS. I was put on 50mcg of levothyroxine by the RE, even though my regular dr and Endo knew I had high antibodies.

As for me, the med has not made me lose weight. I do have more energy-I even had one doctor comment that I seemed more perky, and I hadn't even told him I was on the thyroid med. I think I could probably go higher on my dosage. I don't feel like running a marathon, but I do have a little more pep than I did. However, I also have pernicious anemia (low b-12-autoimmune), so that plays into my being tired and having low energy. I have to get b-12 shots every 2-3 weeks.

I think thyroid and PCOS are double whammies as far as weight loss. It's bad enough to have one, but when you have both, I think it is extremely difficult-or at least that's what I have found in my case. Everyone is different.

I don't think it could hurt to have this tested and possibly take the medicine. In my case, it is only one pill per day, and I take it first thing in the am. Then I have to wait an hour to eat. If you have the antibodies, your body is in the process of destroying you thyroid anyway, it's just a matter of when it will go out (this is what my doctors have told me). So, if you can feel alright in the meantime, I say, why not?

beachlover : )