TSH level 3.3 - and TTC....

[Anonymous]

thyroid disease can cause weight gain or loss. Hypo usually causes gain.

Once you are on the meds, it makes it harder to drop weight. It can be done - but you have to focus on your diet and exercise. I know that sounds like typical weight loss advice, but it is even harder than your normal "I want to drop a little weight" It took me 6 months to drop 15 lbs. There is conflicting advice on what you can and cannot eat, but I cut way back on carbs, counted my calories, and ate a lot of proteins.

I need to get back on it, though - I have let my diet and exercise go this summer due to the stress of house hunting, moving and now living in a house under construction. It sucks that you can't just drop 10 lbs in a month, but it just isn't that easy when you're battling the thyroid.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I just had a miscarriage this past week. I went back to my initial pregnancy panel blood results and my TSH was 3.2 - the normal range went up to 4 or so on the blood test results I received from my doctor. I had a physical in July and my TSH was 2. When I reviewed the pregnancy panel blood test results at 5 weeks - my NP told me my progesterone was low but everything else was normal. I began taking progesterone suppositories at 5 weeks and the progesterone level increased from 8 to 23. At 9 weeks I found out I miscarried at 8 weeks. I am thinking now that the office missed that my TSH was too high for pregnancy even though it's normal for other purposes at 3.2. What do you all think? Is this a huge miss on the part of my doctor's office for not picking up on this early in my pregnancy?


I didn't realize taht 3.2 TSH level could cause a m/c. That is really scary, since to me, that is borderline. Do you know why it fluxed so much from July's 2.0 reading to 3.2 ? Are fluxes like that normal in thyroid? I too am so sorry for your loss.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Why is weight loss harder on the medication? I thought it would be hard if you were not medicated?

[Anonymous]

OP, my experience is that if you're hypo weight loss is just not that easy, but it was very hard for me when I was not medicated--mostly because I was so damn tired and because I could barely build muscle, etc. Have been on thyroid meds for nearly 15 years and after the first 2 or 3, I have maintained a normal, healthy weight, even after having a child. I can't eat whatever I want--am quite conscious without being punitive-- and I do exercise as much as I can, and I will never be skinny, but I finally found a good normal range which allows me to eat like a normal (if healthy, weight conscious) person and maintain a normal, healthy BMI (around 21).

[Anonymous]

After two miscarriages and a year+ of trying to conceive I saw an RE. After some initial bloodwork, it was discovered that my TSH was borderline for hypothyroidism. It was around 3. I went ahead and started 2 fertility cycles with no success. Then after a follow up blood test I was finally diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, my TSH went to 7. I started taking Synthroid about 5 weeks ago and took a break from fertility treatments in order to concentrate on getting my TSH levels stabalized. During that break, we got pregnant naturally, but I ended up miscarrying. My TSH levels were around 3 at time of miscarriage. My medical endo has increased my Synthroid and I am hopeful this is all I need to get my TSH level stabalized enough to get pregnant and sustain that pregnacy. Its amazing how one hormone out of whack can cause such havoc. I have learned through this experience how important thyroid health is and plays in fertitlity. Stay on your medicine as it does play a vital role in pregnancy.