anyone here hypothyroid?

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Beth M. said:

I've been reading that lo-carb actually can be good for people who are
hypothyroid? Anyone here up on this?

Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much
as extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash me.

Susan

"Susan" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much as
extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash
me.

what do you mean by "did me in"? Did you not lose weight? Did you just
have a very low energy level?

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Beth M. said:

"Susan" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much as
extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash
me.

what do you mean by "did me in"? Did you not lose weight? Did you just
have a very low energy level?

My T3 dropped, I gained 20lbs, even at extreme low calorie, low carb,
and became extremely depressed. I took Cytomel for a while (T3 drug)
then when I took high dose chromium, I had to stop it. I haven't been
hypothyroid since taking 1000 mcg of chromium per day. In fact, if I
take more than 400mcg per day, I become hyperthyroid. Still, losing
that 20 lbs was very hard and took years.

My metabolism never recovered, though, and I still have to eat low carb
and low calorie.

Susan

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Susan said:

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Beth M. said:

I've been reading that lo-carb actually can be good for people who are
hypothyroid? Anyone here up on this?

Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much
as extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash me.

Susan

That's why I take Thyrolar.
It supplements both T3 and T4.
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Susan said:

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Beth M. said:

"Susan" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much as
extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash
me.

what do you mean by "did me in"? Did you not lose weight? Did you
just
have a very low energy level?

My T3 dropped, I gained 20lbs, even at extreme low calorie, low carb,
and became extremely depressed. I took Cytomel for a while (T3 drug)
then when I took high dose chromium, I had to stop it. I haven't been
hypothyroid since taking 1000 mcg of chromium per day. In fact, if I
take more than 400mcg per day, I become hyperthyroid. Still, losing
that 20 lbs was very hard and took years.

Really???
Chromium as in Chromium picolinate???

I bought some a couple of weeks ago for blood sugar control since the
Metformin is really beginning to make me unbearably nauseous.

Did it raise T3, T4 or both?????

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My metabolism never recovered, though, and I still have to eat low carb
and low calorie.

Susan

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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Then you are still hypo, no? I mean, thyroid controls metabolism.

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Beth M. said:

"Susan" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much as
extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash
me.

what do you mean by "did me in"? Did you not lose weight? Did you
just have a very low energy level?

My T3 dropped, I gained 20lbs, even at extreme low calorie, low carb, and
became extremely depressed. I took Cytomel for a while (T3 drug) then
when I took high dose chromium, I had to stop it. I haven't been
hypothyroid since taking 1000 mcg of chromium per day. In fact, if I take
more than 400mcg per day, I become hyperthyroid. Still, losing that 20
lbs was very hard and took years.

My metabolism never recovered, though, and I still have to eat low carb
and low calorie.

Susan

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Susan said:

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Beth M. said:

I've been reading that lo-carb actually can be good for people who are
hypothyroid? Anyone here up on this?

Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much
as extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash me.

Susan

That's why I take Thyrolar.
It supplements both T3 and T4.

My T4 was high normal, only my T3 was low. I no longer need to take
anything. I still eat low carb and only occasionally take extra chromium.

Susan

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Really???
Chromium as in Chromium picolinate???

Nope, as in chromium GTF or polynicotinate.

Quoted message said:

I bought some a couple of weeks ago for blood sugar control since the
Metformin is really beginning to make me unbearably nauseous.

Did it raise T3, T4 or both?????

I didn't retest at the time, I just stopped the Cytomel when I got
intense palpitations, head and eyeball pressure. Happens every time I
take too much of it.

Last week, my T4 was still high normal, and my free T3 was in the middle
of normal.

Susan

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2Phat said:

Then you are still hypo, no? I mean, thyroid controls metabolism.

But not all by itself. I'm very insulin resistant, even on metformin
and low carb.

Susan

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Beth M. said:

"Susan" <[email hidden]> wrote

>Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much as
>extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
>induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash
>me.

what do you mean by "did me in"? Did you not lose weight? Did you
just have a very low energy level?

My T3 dropped, I gained 20lbs, even at extreme low calorie, low carb, and
became extremely depressed. I took Cytomel for a while (T3 drug) then
when I took high dose chromium, I had to stop it. I haven't been
hypothyroid since taking 1000 mcg of chromium per day. In fact, if I take
more than 400mcg per day, I become hyperthyroid. Still, losing that 20
lbs was very hard and took years.

My metabolism never recovered, though, and I still have to eat low carb
and low calorie.

Susan

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Susan said:

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Susan said:

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Beth M. wrote:

>I've been reading that lo-carb actually can be good for people who are
>hypothyroid? Anyone here up on this?
>
>
>

Yeah and no. Very low carb drops your active T3 thyroid level as much
as extreme low calorie does. Just about did me in when I tried Atkins
induction levels. OTOH, about 50-70 grams of carb per day doesn't crash me.

Susan

That's why I take Thyrolar.
It supplements both T3 and T4.

My T4 was high normal, only my T3 was low. I no longer need to take
anything. I still eat low carb and only occasionally take extra chromium.

Susan

Last test my T3 was normal, T4 low, but TSH is still running high.
Around 10. Supposed to be below 3. :-(
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Susan said:

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Really???
Chromium as in Chromium picolinate???

Nope, as in chromium GTF or polynicotinate.

Thank you!
I will look for that.

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Quoted message said:

I bought some a couple of weeks ago for blood sugar control since the
Metformin is really beginning to make me unbearably nauseous.

Did it raise T3, T4 or both?????

I didn't retest at the time, I just stopped the Cytomel when I got
intense palpitations, head and eyeball pressure. Happens every time I
take too much of it.

Last week, my T4 was still high normal, and my free T3 was in the middle
of normal.

Susan

--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Susan said:

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2Phat said:

Then you are still hypo, no? I mean, thyroid controls metabolism.

But not all by itself. I'm very insulin resistant, even on metformin
and low carb.

Susan

Sux don't it..... :-(
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Last test my T3 was normal, T4 low, but TSH is still running high.
Around 10. Supposed to be below 3. :-(

That's kind of an unusual result, isn't it? Are you symptomatic? If
not, I wouldn't worry about the TSH.

Susan

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Susan said:

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Last test my T3 was normal, T4 low, but TSH is still running high.
Around 10. Supposed to be below 3. :-(

That's kind of an unusual result, isn't it? Are you symptomatic? If
not, I wouldn't worry about the TSH.

Susan

Not as far as I can tell, except for some hair issues...
Cycles are dead on the calender and body temp. is normal, but I still
have trouble losing weight and suffer from severe fluid retention. That
goes with hypothyroidism. ;-p

T4 is normal, but way down on the low side. Last test had it at 4.8.

Upper normal is 12......
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson