Hormone Imbalance/weightloss resistant - Hormone Problems Message Board

Mrs.Spastic · 06-02-2004, 07:35 PM

Hello, new here, just needing to find somebody, anybody who may give me a lead.

I am having hormone imbalance problems. I am on 25mg of progesterone daily and it was helping until I took an antibiodic two months ago and now everything is screwed up again.

I am completely unable to lose weight. I need 25 pounds gone and am doing everything known to man/dr/woman. I exercise 5 days a week, 2 miles a day on tredmill in zone, 3 days weights/pilates. I work with nutritionalist and can barely get my 1300 calories in a day. I don't drink alcohol, caffeine, smoke, etc. I am on low carbs, drink 64 + ounces H2O daily. Thyroid been tested, am right now I am at the end of my rope with my periods.

Anyone know anything, give me links, give me free advice. I am going nuts here. Sharp pains before flow begins, odd spotting and occassional clotting. Fatigue getting worse, complexion getting very wierd, hot flashes evened out for a while, but coming back, mostly more like facial flushes

that leave me with uneven skin tone for half hour. My symptoms could go on and on and I want more info before I go back to dr. I feel there is something not right, I think Dr. thinks I am just crazy..... swear I am as sane as they come, I think

jeepbabe · 06-03-2004, 08:48 PM

I have been through some similar stuff with my hormones. I didn't try as hard to exercise but I know now that what i was doing should have been enough. I couldn't get the weight off because of what I believe to be my hormones. My doctor put me on yasmin which is a bc pill. I completely balanced out my hormones. I have lost 18lbs by eating right and walking 2-3 miles a day. Maybe you could see if birth control pills have a better level of hormones for you. I hope this helps.

Sunnie

nastabasta · 09-03-2005, 10:33 AM

has your doctor talked to you about the possibility of pcos? they can do a simple blood test to see if you have it. good luck and i wish you the best.

Ramie · 09-30-2005, 03:27 PM

[QUOTE=Mrs.Spastic]

hi - have you thryoid levels been tested? TSH,..... thyroid controls metabolism. good luck

greeneyes100 · 10-01-2005, 12:50 PM

I was in the same boat as you and started doing some research on thyroid and inability to lose weight. I was exercising constantly and eating very little, but still the scale would not budge!

Even though you got your thyroid checked and the tests said it was normal, it could still be borderline low. I started experimenting based on my curiosity about thyroid and things I had read. I started taking natural Armour thyroid even though my tests came out normal. I noticed a huge difference after about six months. Ten pounds slowly dropped off and my energy levels increased dramatically. My depression also lifted. Also, because I am 50, my gyno prescribes a testosterone patch. I also use progesterone cream. I have found with the combination of these three things, I feel like a teenager again. My sex drives are back, my depression is gone, and I have energy to burn!

Doctors are not always right and do not always listen to a patient's symptoms. If necessary, find a different doctor who will do an entire thyroid panel, including free T3, and possibly let you try some natural thyroid based on your symptoms. You might want to see if you can find someone who believes in alternative medicine, like an osteopath. Good luck!