Shocked - Well, I've been through it on the thyroid. Had overactive thyroid, tried antithyroid drugs, number were good but I never felt right. I think H started to think it was "all in my head"- probably the start of the downfall of our R too.
Eventually I had radioactive iodine ablation, then became profoundly low thyroid very quickly. Took almost 6 months to get replacement doses back to where I felt normal. Meanwhile endocrinologist was telling me and my H that I should be feeling better already (when I was only on 60% of the dose I finally needed) so of course my H REALLY thought it was in my head then. (I'd love to see HIM function at 60% of normal metabolism!). Top if off with the marriage counselor suggesting to my H that maybe I was getting some secondary gain out of being sick - well, gee, is it any wonder my H started an affair then???
Once my thyroid replacement levels reached normal, I was fine. Lost weight, trained to climb Mt. Whitney, could think straight again. I think the thing I'll never quite be able to forgive my H for, is the way he didn't believe me.
Since then, I was doing great until my D developed her ED and simultaneously my thyroid levels slipped a bit. I put the weight back on while refeeding her (I ate a lot of lunches out with her, and couldn't diet or exercise in front of her for fear of triggering her).
Trying to lose it now, I'm running up against what a lot of thyroid patients find - that even with adequate levels of thyroid replacement, the weight doesn't come off easily. I'm trying to focus now on strategies to reduce insulin resistance, since this runs in my family and low thyroid can also produce it. So - lots of protein, watch my carbs, I take chromium and magnesium along with my multivits.
