Quote: I have read where Hypothiroids are know to cause loss of libido. But since my wife is being treated, maybe that should not be a problem. She also has trouble losing weight and is slightly overweight (by HER standards, not mine) so she has body image problems. Again, the thyroid will probably make it very hard for her to ever get to the weight she wants.
Oh boy, can I ever identify with that. Getting and keeping weight off for me has been a a life-long struggle. Will I ever get down to where *I* think I should be? Probably not. But I try to walk about 2 miles a day and I really try to limit my 'snack-y' type of foods. With hypo-thyroidism, the body doesn't distinguish between 'good' food and 'bad' food. It's all food to be stored as fat and not metabolized for energy.
I sympathize with your W on this diagnosis. Coming to it late in life is probably a lot harder to deal with than from the early teen years as I have done.
Does she have follow-up appointments with her doctor? I have had appts every six months for over 40 years. It's necessary to keep the med at the right dosage. She really should bring this up with the doctor if the drop in desire coincided with the onset of the hypothyroidism. Just because it didn't drop for me, doesn't mean another woman's desire level won't drop.
