https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 15:34:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1498852 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:21:20 +0000 dc yoga bee 1498852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad is a doctor, and knew something was up with my mom's thyroid when she gained 30lbs really quickly, and couldn't lose it no matter what. She was also really fatigued. Got checked out, and yep overactive thyroid. Not sure about her cycles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1498845 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:17:09 +0000 pui 1498845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea. I didn't really have any of the symptoms of it. I did have some trouble losing weight, but I figured that was just my metabolism. I found out when my doctor did a blood panel looking for possible reasons I wasn't ovulating and my TSH was 12.44.</p> <p>I will say though that between Synthroid and Metformin I find I have slightly more energy and my metabolism seems much faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1498836 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:14:45 +0000 LindsayInNY 1498836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck: My concern is also the inability to lose weight. My weight will not budge, regardless of how healthy I eat or work it. It's really frustrating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1498709 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:34:25 +0000 babycanuck 1498709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: as far as the dr is concerned I don't, but she was worried because of all the weight I put on and EVERY woman in my family has something.</p> <p>I wouldn't be overly concerned about 15 lbs over a couple of years but ask your doc to test you anyway for it. My weight gain was 20-25 lbs year 1 and another 30 year 2 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1498480 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:24:13 +0000 LindsayInNY 1498480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck: I didn't know you had thyroid issues! There's no family history of it so I don't know if I'm making this up now or what. I'm still a healthy weight but have gained a good 15 lbs. over the last couple of years. Been at the same weight for a while now and can't drop any of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1497537 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 22:17:50 +0000 wheres_c 1497537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: 5lbs a month for about a year? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1497166 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:56:49 +0000 mrsjyw 1497166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually lost wt w no change in lifestyle (was already 'underwt' for ht and lost an additional 10 over 9 mths) and they ordered bloodwork at my annual in my mid 20s. They also said trace anemia. I have longish cycles as well (36 days when we got bfp w ds) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1497140 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:37:30 +0000 babycanuck 1497140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put on 20+ lbs when they tested me for mine. that wasn't the case but it was a high chance because of family history. My dr wasn't sure the blood test was right so she had me go for a thyroid u/s too in order to confirm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496872 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 13:40:48 +0000 kml636 1496872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: omg I also gained going off the pill. I never made the connection before! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496701 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:34:47 +0000 Greentea 1496701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kml636: me too. I have always had it I think :( it can cause so much trouble and I wish they had checked my earlier before things got worse. My mom also has it so... check me people! Check me.</p> <p>I am also always cold and have fatigue. All.the.time. It can cause brain fog, depression, my nails are thin. Shitty. (I am on meds but my doc wasn't checking me and I just found out I am hypo again.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496697 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:31:59 +0000 Greentea 1496697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was sure I was pregnant! Both times I had pregnancy symptoms- missing/ late period, bloating, overweight, tired... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496693 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:29:01 +0000 LindsayInNY 1496693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: I wish they had checked for it right away. I have a physical in a couple of weeks so I'll be sure it is then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496682 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:17:15 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1496682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: it was one of the first things my RE tested for. My PCP had tested for it, too. I gained about 30lbs coming off the pill and couldn't get it off. Also always tired and cold, and my cycles were 90+ days long. My thyroid tests were normal but I was diagnosed with PCOS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496678 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:15:00 +0000 MrsH 1496678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I didn't have cycle issues but I was sleeping 20 hours a day and still tired, my hair fell out in clumps, I was heavy even though I worked out every day and ate 1500 calories a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496642 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:12:23 +0000 kml636 1496642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea until they told me it came back with my blood work. But, It makes sense. I think I may always have had it because I'm always cold with no energy. I wish I had known earlier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496635 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:04:45 +0000 LindsayInNY 1496635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: My pre-O temps are in the low to mid 97s...</p> <p>@wheres_c: What kind of weight gain and over what period of time? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496431 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:37:31 +0000 spaniellove 1496431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: My pre-O temps went from around 97.5-6 at a time when my thyroid b/w was definitely good to 97.0-3. </p> <p>ETA: The two tests were a couple months apart, so it can change that quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496430 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:34:05 +0000 wheres_c 1496430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew. dry skin, hair fell out, always tired, gained weight, couldn't lose weight. didnt know it was thyroid but knew SOMETHING was wrong </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496416 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:26:30 +0000 LindsayInNY 1496416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: How low were your temps? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496408 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:11:04 +0000 spaniellove 1496408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was a total surprise to me when my bloodwork came back, although when I looked back at my charts it started to make sense that my temps had been so low for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496398 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:58:30 +0000 LindsayInNY 1496398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@seabsher: We're also have issues and all testing has come back normal so far (CD3, HSG, SA). Just waiting on progesterone results. I have a physical scheduled in a couple weeks. I was on BC last time so the results wouldn't have been accurate, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496396 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:54:27 +0000 seabsher 1496396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: Mine are on the long side too (35 days, usually). I also have fertility issues, and that is one of the main reasons the GYN started to question the thyroid issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496383 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:40:15 +0000 LindsayInNY 1496383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't lose weight and it stays the same - whether I'm eating entirely healthy or not, doing crossfit or any exercise or not. My cycle are on the longer side (31ish days?) so I don't know if that can be anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496381 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:37:37 +0000 seabsher 1496381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gained something like 10-15 pounds too. I also felt thick/heavy, if that makes sense. As soon as I began taking medicine I lost some weight (not all of it, but some), and did not feel as thick/heavy. Yes, I have/had cycle issues. It was never the same length of time between cycles, or sometimes missed, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496371 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:28:10 +0000 LindsayInNY 1496371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@seabsher: @Mrs.Someone: What kind of weight gain are you guys talking? I've probably gained 10-15 lbs over the last couple years but am still a normal weight. I can't do anything at all to lose it through. Any cycle issues? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496358 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:23:22 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1496358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know either, but I was also often cold, had weight gain, and was often tired. All OBs should check for it occasionally, since it is so common. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496357 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:20:54 +0000 seabsher 1496357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not know before blood work, but my doctor knew right away when we discussed symptoms I was having. I am always cold, had some weight gain, fatigued, and unusual cycles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thyroid-problems-how-to-know#post-1496343 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:10:26 +0000 LindsayInNY 1496343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have an under active thyroid, did you know before blood work confirmed? Did you have any symptoms? </p>