Posts by sallystang

So I got some melatonin and I've taken it the last two nights. The first night I actually slept well, first time in MONTHS. I went with the 3mg dose. Is it okay to take nightly or should I take it every other night.

I've heard of melatonin, those of you that take it does it make you sleepy just before you go to bed or is it something you take earlier. Also is it a daily thing or just a when you need it thing.

Sorry I've not been on in a while. It's been a crazy week to say the least.  Dr called on Monday and pushed my appt up to that afternoon, then after seeing me wanted to do a test that involved taking a pill at 11pm and a blood draw the next morning at 8am. Well, I do have some answers, which are totally unexpected and still not a definitive answer.  First, it doesn't appear to be my thyroid, after several more tests that all appears to be normal.  However, they are testing me for something called Cushings syndrome.  This has to do with the overproduction of cortisol, and evidently you have to have several tests to pin point it.  He also said that it may be some sort of sleep/mood/or stress disorder.  Not sure what that means exactly.

I just wish I could find some sense of normalcy where the least little thing didn't make me cry.  This morning I cried over the copy machine messing up of all things.

I'm glad that all of you seem to be doing well. Sara and Nmward, I'm glad ya'll are liking cross fit. I really hope to get back to my regular routine soon. I've been trying to keep up with running three times a week, but after breaking down in tears the last couple of times I tried to go the gym to lift, I'm scared to even go in there. 

Sara, I know you do yoga, which I've never done.  Do you have any suggestions of videos?  I think all of this is coming down to being stress related or how my body responds to stress. I'm wondering if Yoga will help with that.

Well, I got a few answers, what I was expecting sort of.... My GYNO basically said that my PCP was an idiot and all of the "hormone" tests she ran were worthless because of BC.  She said that whatever is going on is not "female hormone related" because of the BC. And to go see an endo (May 7th).  She said it could be clinical depression but wanted me to see the endo first and rule out thyroid problems first.  Which was what I was going to do anyway.

I got my gait analyzed and found out that I'm a neutral and that I need a stability shoe with cushion.  I ended up with Asics too, I got the phoenix 4 gel. They are normally $85, but they were on sale for 40% off then I had a coupon for an additional 20% and my mom gave me $30 towards them, so I ended up paying $10....What a deal!

New total 195,546

Okay I'm back after taking a little break cause I was sick and trying to finish up training for my first 10K which was this past Saturday.

So since it's been about 3 weeks, I restarted NROLFW from the begining.  My old total was 176,166.  And today's workout 11, 760. New total 187,926.

Finally starting to feel normal.  Trying to get ready for my 10K on Sat. Did 5.5 miles on Sunday till the stomach went, then did 4 miles yesterday at lunch, going to try 4 miles today and tomorrow at lunch then rest Thursday and Friday.  I hate to say it but with the fatigue I've been feeling from whatever it is, I'm almost glad it's over.  I really wanted to be excited, this is my first race after all, but the last couple of weeks, training has been a bear. Next week, my goal is to get back on the weights and slack off a little bit on the runs, like only doing 3 miles at lunch and maybe 4 or 5 on the weekends instead of 4.5 at lunch and 6 or more on the weekends.

On the plus side, I've lost 6 lbs in a week.  I realize it was water and probably because I was sick, but maybe it will be a way of getting started again. Although I wouldn't wish what I was feeling on my worst enemy.

Well I think I'm on the mend, well partly. I just got back from a 2.5 mile run. BUT nothing even remotely sounds interesting to eat. I've been living off of applesauce and saltines.

Not to state the obvious, but you said you are hypothyroid.  So when you went off of your BP pills did your dr adjust your meds? I wonder if a little tweek is what's needed to help along with some additional calories.

You should never eat below your BMR. But that's not to say that you should increase all at one shot. Increase slowly over a few weeks and then see what happens.

eat about 1600 cal/day for 4-12 weeks, see no change in the scale, adjust calories (up or down), no change in scale, give up and stop counting, start gaining, go back to 1600 cal/day, repeat.

Sort of sounds like my situation.  I read that you have had your thyroid checked, and the dr says it's normal.  What exactly did the dr test?  Just TSH or TSH, freeT4 and freeT3?  My dr only tested my TSH and say's I'm "normal", however, I don't feel like it.  I've been 6 months so far with a slow and steady gain of about 9 lbs despite almost identical things as above, along with some other symptoms.

Do some research on hypothyroidism to see if it makes sense to get a second opinion.  No dr should use TSH as the only basis of determining thyroid disease.