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Underactive Thyroid or Hypothyroidism

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Hanneke Jan 2014 2:03pm, 12 Jan 2014 65,273 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Cuddy, get a move on then If you fancy a pep talk, I am doing the London Art Fair next week, maybe we get a chance to meet up?
Cuddy Jan 2014 2:13pm, 12 Jan 2014 4,118 posts	Quote Pin Cuddy Ooh, fab! I have classes Wednesday and Thursday night though, otherwise I can move stuff around. Let me know when would suit you.
HiJac Jan 2014 2:28pm, 12 Jan 2014 First-time poster!!	Quote Pin HiJac Hi, I was diagnosed with under active thyroid 20 months ago, just after doing London Marathon in 2012. I am now feeling almost back to pre VLM 2012 but have a long way to go to get fitness back. As far as I can tell everyone has a different journey when dealing with thyroid problems and some people just carry on as normal, others are just knocked out, personally I was somewhere in between. There doesn't seem to be a one size fits all approach to feeling good but will be interesting to hear others experiences.
-Monty- Jan 2014 4:12pm, 12 Jan 2014 1,136 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- Hi HiJac and welcome to the thread! When I was diagnosed last year the only other person I knew that had it was my mum. Always surprised how many other people have it too.
Hanneke Jan 2014 4:40pm, 12 Jan 2014 65,275 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Friday probably Cuddy, I will let you know by text tomorrow
Cuddy Jan 2014 5:17pm, 12 Jan 2014 4,119 posts	Quote Pin Cuddy Pah, I have classes on Tuesday and Wednesday...lol...can't keep my head straight. Friday is perfect though.
Making_Tracks Feb 2014 7:23pm, 15 Feb 2014 3,207 posts	Quote Pin Making_Tracks I had an overactive thyroid (Graves Disease) which came about after I received an infusion monoclonal antibodies as part of clinical trial. Interestingly I gained weight with an overactive thyroid but suffered very badly from hair loss, muscle wasting, sweating and palpitations. I had a thyroid ultrasound done and the doc found 100's of small tumours over my thyroid. I was then prescribed radioactive iodine - I'd had my family and I quite fancied the 4 week isolation the therapy offered me! I now have almost zero thyroid function and I take 200 mcg of throxin daily. This is quite a high dose I understand but it seems to work for me. It took me about a year to get to a stable thyroxin level. I've other health problems but my lack of thyroid function doesn't seem to hold me back.
gladrags Mar 2014 11:29am, 5 Mar 2014 First-time poster!!	Quote Pin gladrags Just found this..... I was diagnosed with Addisons disease (inactive adrenal glands) and under active thyroid in 1991. At the point of diagnosis I was really very poorly and if my Mum hadn't been so persistent I don't think the correct diagnosis would have come in time. I think being diagnosed aged 20 helped - I perhaps didn't realise the full significance of everything at the time and just got on with life. My recovery was pretty swift and I've been well (from an endocrine perspective) 99% of the time since then. I'm on 175mcg thyroxine and am pretty symptom free. I'm a steady (4h30 ish) marathoner and am runnign my 9th marathon in April.... Will keep an eye on this thread - best of luck everyone!
J*C Mar 2014 7:26pm, 11 Mar 2014 821 posts	Quote Pin J*C Any one else get a sore, swollen at edges tongue?
-Monty- Mar 2014 8:09pm, 11 Mar 2014 1,137 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- Welcome to the thread gladrags! No J*C not me. I still have very dry skin and get tired quickly though. I have another blood test tomorrow to access the levels again!