Here are vital recommendations for people
struggling with hypothyroid weight loss issues that have refused to go
away. The results are tremendous.
As you know, one of the most common symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain, and, if your thyroid is running at half speed, how can you lose weight?
Exercise and diet are an obvious recommendation for people struggling with such a problem. This recommendation is addressed in another forum. Getting treatment is a reliable option though not as easy as it sounds.
The choice of the physician to handle your thyroid treatment is crucial in finding a solution. The issue then becomes how to get the best physician. You are required to be armed with appropriate questions. The questions include.
Having identified a professional physician to work with, the experiments on treatment begin. The discrepancies in response to medicine are brought about by the fact that individual biochemistry differs. The reaction after similar dosages and procedures differs.
Previously, doctors relied on response given by patients to determine if a certain treatment package was working. Testing environment has changed with the availability of sophisticated technology. Technology does not provide conclusive evidence compared to a personal testimony. This calls for full awareness of the effect the procedure is having on your body.
There are other indicators that precede hypothyroid weight loss. The kind of treatment you are receiving determines how your body responds. Observe these signs instead of concentrating on reading the scale.
List all symptoms that were bothering you before treatment and make note of them and grade them. Then, during treatment, grade your symptoms and determine if you're getting better.
The changes are not drastic but it is possible to feel the effect within weeks. Notify the doctor if no change happens so that treatment can be changed. It is paramount that the doctor listens to you otherwise you have a right to look for another one.
Hypothyroidism and weight are closely tied and so focusing on changing figures on the scale is not necessary. Failure to see change despite exercise and diet will only lead to frustration.
Your hypothyroid weight loss struggles and other symptoms will improve with the right treatment. However, your other symptoms will improve first, so focus on them to determine if you have the right treatment.
As you know, one of the most common symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain, and, if your thyroid is running at half speed, how can you lose weight?
Exercise and diet are an obvious recommendation for people struggling with such a problem. This recommendation is addressed in another forum. Getting treatment is a reliable option though not as easy as it sounds.
The choice of the physician to handle your thyroid treatment is crucial in finding a solution. The issue then becomes how to get the best physician. You are required to be armed with appropriate questions. The questions include.
- How often will you test my thyroid if I need medication?
- The tests are monthly before treatment.
- In case I am diagnosed of hypothyroidism, what treatment options do I have?
- Your choices are pegged on administered drugs .
- How many types of thyroid problems are there?
- There are two varieties, primary hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's.
- Will my thyroid require antibody testing?
- This will determine if you have Hashimoto's.
- How do you treat the immune system?
- Patients with Hashimoto's require immune support.
- Do certain food varieties make the condition better or worse?
- Diet plays a very big part in hypothyroid weight loss.
Having identified a professional physician to work with, the experiments on treatment begin. The discrepancies in response to medicine are brought about by the fact that individual biochemistry differs. The reaction after similar dosages and procedures differs.
Previously, doctors relied on response given by patients to determine if a certain treatment package was working. Testing environment has changed with the availability of sophisticated technology. Technology does not provide conclusive evidence compared to a personal testimony. This calls for full awareness of the effect the procedure is having on your body.
There are other indicators that precede hypothyroid weight loss. The kind of treatment you are receiving determines how your body responds. Observe these signs instead of concentrating on reading the scale.
List all symptoms that were bothering you before treatment and make note of them and grade them. Then, during treatment, grade your symptoms and determine if you're getting better.
The changes are not drastic but it is possible to feel the effect within weeks. Notify the doctor if no change happens so that treatment can be changed. It is paramount that the doctor listens to you otherwise you have a right to look for another one.
Hypothyroidism and weight are closely tied and so focusing on changing figures on the scale is not necessary. Failure to see change despite exercise and diet will only lead to frustration.
Your hypothyroid weight loss struggles and other symptoms will improve with the right treatment. However, your other symptoms will improve first, so focus on them to determine if you have the right treatment.
By Dr. Kevin Dobrzynski
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