NEED ANY AND ALL HELP!!! PLEASE!!!

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Registered: 02-12-2007
NEED ANY AND ALL HELP!!! PLEASE!!!
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Sat, 08-11-2007 - 4:27am

WHEN I WAS 18 I STARTED HAVING HYPOTHYROID SYMPTOMS...BEING TIRED, HAIR LOSS...WEIGHT GAIN..ETC....

I WAS TESTED AND MY TEST RESULTS WERE ONLY DOWN BY 1/2 POINT FROM REGULAR...I HAD BEEN ON BIRTH CONTROL SINCE 14...OF COURSE I WAS IN DENIAL...AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS I STARTED MY SNYTHORID 0.50MG BUT NOT DAILY BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL SITUATIONS...

ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS AGO I STARTED TAKING IT DAILY...IM NOW 25 AND MY SKIN IS STILL VERY DRY AND I EXERCISE 6 DAYS A WEEK AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN A BIG EATER BUT I DO LOVE PASTA AND POTATOES..TO NO AVAIL WITH EXERCISE I HAVE NOT LOST ANY WEIGHT....I DID TAKE HAIR,SKIN AND NAIL VITAMINS BUT I QUIT TAKING THEM...

ALSO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH REOCCURING BV AND YEAST INFECTIONS....I AM SO FUSTRATED AND MY H IS TRYING TO BE VERY SUPPORTIVE AND WANTS TO START A FAMILY...I HAVE DONT WANT TO RIGHT NOW BECAUSE

1.IM ALREADY OVERWEIGHT
2.IM SCARED THAT I WOULDNT BE ABLE TO CONCEIVE

IM NOT SURE THAT HE KNOW THE EXTENT OF HOW SERIOUS THIS DISEASE IS AND I DONT WANT HIM TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING BEFORE HAND BECAUSE HE IS A BIG WORRIER...I HAVEN'T TRIED TO GET PREGNANT BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ON BIRTH CONTROL IN OVER A YEAR...

SORRY THIS IS SO LONG...BUT IF ANYONE HAS SUGGESTIONS ON DRY SKIN OR LOSING WEIGHT OR EVEN REGROWING YOUR HAIR PLEASE POST...I AM WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING AT THIS POINT...

THANKS IN ADVANCE

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sat, 08-11-2007 - 8:47pm

Hi yella_squares,


Welcome to our board.


Since you've been dealing with this for a long time, you may already have done research but I'll list our links on thyroid disorders:


Thyroid Disorders Center:


http://diabetes.health.ivillage.com/thyroiddisorders/index.cfm


Thyroid Disorders – Topic Listing:


http://health.ivillage.com/thyroid/topics/0,,4twl,00.html


 

Calley7

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Registered: 02-12-2007
Sun, 08-12-2007 - 1:23am
YES...I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS...I WOULD LOVE 2 JOIN THE LIVE CHAT BUT I AM WORKING AT THAT TIME ON WEDNESDAYS....IS THERE SOME PLACE WHERE I CAN READ WHAT WAS DISCUSSED ON THAT NIGHT?
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sun, 08-12-2007 - 7:05pm

iVillage does not publish what is discussed in chat.

 

Calley7

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Registered: 02-12-2007
Sat, 08-18-2007 - 1:15am
YEAH...I NORMALLY WORK NIGHTS..MON-THURS...AND IM OFF ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY NIGHT...