Comments on: How to Identify the Signs of Hypothyroidism

on 10/4/2007 Cont .. Frequent visits to my doctor only left me with the answer "your'e low in iron". Not very helpful when I felt as though I was loosing my mind. One and a half years after the birth of my child, I ended up in hospital with severe chest pain and a heart rate of 43 beats per minute, my body was shutting down and I was dying. I was on morphine for the pain and specialists were doing all they could to find out what was happening, blood tests revealed that I was extremely low, so low that the specialist was astounded that I was still alive. He immediately started me on thyroxin. Since then I have been and will forever be greatful to him for saving my life so I may be around for many years to come and watch my son grow. One and a half years after finding out I had hypothyroidism I now have a newborn baby girl and love and live life to the full.

on 10/4/2007 Extreme case of hypothyroidism - I was a fitness freak and very body concious before the birth of my first child that I tried everything to get my pre pregnancy body back into shape. For a year and a half I drove myself so hard with training, dieting, kick boxing, running, everything, but the more I tried the more frustrating and depressed I became. Eventually my muscles were so painful and my bones felt as though they were ready to break when ever I would try to go for a run, from running I ended up walking, and from walking, slowly and painfully driving myself to take a few steps. My skin had become extremely dry to the point that it felt like sandpaper, my face looked like I had been in a boxing ring with Mike Tyson, it was all puffy and started turning a yellow pastey colour. I pushed myself so hard to care for my baby and keep the house and husband happy, that I put myself last.

on 7/7/2006 It may seem fanciful to run to the doctor all too quickly, but I lived with severe hypothyroidism for over a year, gaining 40 lbs., and constantly berating myself for my lack of discipline. I just couldn't concentrate on anything. I ended up feeling useless and depressed, not going to courses because I was constantly exhausted, and nearly lost my job because I kept forgetting things.

If you think you or anyone near you has it, please check it out.Receiving medication has changed my life.