Weight and hypothyroid?
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Weight and hypothyroid?
| Mon, 07-05-2004 - 9:36pm |
does hypothyroid really affect weight- weight gain/loss? i am putting pieces together(feel i have suffered from this since i was about 15-when i put on a lot of weight- but hard to determine how much was puberty-how much thyroid.) at this time they dx with depression and put me on prozac which did nothing for me. i con't to have symptoms of hypothyroid but was dx just over a yr. ago due to infertility. PHEW. just trying to figure it all out. any info would be very appreciated.
Erika

Hypothyroidism and depression are linked. Studies have shown that people with clinical depression are often hypothyroid. And women who go to their doctors with symptoms of hypothyroidism are often misdiagnosed as having depression and being treated for depression and the hypothyroidism is missed!! So it's possible to have both depression and hypothyroidism and if you do, it's possible that taking both medications will be the only way to feel your best. There's a great book on this called, The Thyroid Solution by Dr. Ridha Arem. He covers everything on hormones, depression, and thyroid conditions. Plus he also covers the conditions that mimic hypothyroidism, like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fybromyalgia and Hypoglycemia. Hope this helps! Keep asking your questions as you work on this! Cathy :)
Erika