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In reply to the discussion: The real reason being overweight is bad for your health: [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)Like me, he had a super hard time losing weight. He had to starve himself, unlike his slim wife who could eat anything. They worked out together for hours, daily, but my brother still had a rough time losing weight. He asked a doctor about it, and the doctor poo-poo'ed him and told him diet and exercise was the way to lose weight (duh).
It took my brother passing out at work and whacking his head off his desk for anyone to take him seriously. Turns out he was so severely hypothyroid it was affecting his heart which caused him to lose consciousness. That's when they took him seriously. Now that he's on medication, he's feeling a lot better, and is able to eat a bit more as well.
I've had hypo symptoms for awhile, but all my tests come back normal...and luckily, because my brother has hypo and there might be a genetic component, I've had more than just my TSH tested. I wonder if I have some 'subclinical' issues, but as for now, not much I can do. They don't test or treat for that.