[Depressed] Possible reason for struggles with weight..

Well, I don't have anything to say about your condition, but I hope your troubles don't bring you down.

Stay postive man!

 

I depends on what labs they are drawing for, but in general, a thyroid screen is a standard blood test with a standard, established range.

With hypothyroidism, everything is slowed down/low: your metabolism, your energy levels, etc. With hyperthyroidism, the opposite is true and everything is sped up: metabolism, energy levels, etc. Using these symptoms, it's easy to see why one can look like depression (low and slow) while can look like mania (high with high energy levels). They are both easily treatable via meds and diet....mostly with meds, depending on how great your levels are one way or the other.

Low levels can = weight gain which CAN (usually does ) = more joint strain.

One condition can easily mask another....which is why something like your thyroid needs to get checked out for symptoms such as what you're describing.

 

This makes your OP make more sense in that it was your GP and not MD....

 

Just because you "know how they think" doesn't mean their way of thinking is the right way or only way. I get it. It's a tough job and you're trying to not to get sued, so you pretty much stick to a mental flow chart that's been pre-determined. Unfortunately the flow chart sometimes does a better job of protecting the doctor than at finding a diagnosis. And i guess that's fine because that may be the best way to do it, but if that's the case, then they should be open to their patients seeking other options.

You can't tell me there isn't fascial tissue all over one's body and it can almost act like glue in certain situations and keep someone at a bad posture over time. You can't tell me that bad posture couldn't affect the function of the diaphragm if the person is slouching forward and not allowing the lungs to expand completely. You can't tell me that the lungs not expanding completely won't therefore affect one's breathing and cause them to take in less oxygen. Whether all this is enough to affect them physiologically, and in what way, is something of course has to be looked into further, but you can't tell me that connection can't ever exist.

Perhaps what i suggested won't/doesn't apply to the OP, but everything I said can be explained by actual science, not "hocus pocus". I have an actual 4 yr degree (Exercise Science), which probably isn't even half as long as you've been in school. Ultimately you may know more than I, especially when it comes to medicine, but that doesn't mean I'm making things up simply because I was taught to make certain connections, which you may not have covered in your field.

I never meant to imply a doctor would use that specific analogy. I used it for my example, not to say a doctor would tell him that. I was later stating a doctor could use an analogy, which doesn't have to be a car-related, to simplify something for a patient. Since i am clearly looking at it more from a chiro or PT's point of view, then wouldn't that justify my analogy anyway? I never claimed to be a doctor. I've given Mathloom advice about fitness and training in the past, not sure if he remembers, but that's where i'm coming from. It's different, but not make believe.

 

So you do have a bad knee then...i couldn't recall if that was you or not, but that's why i decided to ask. If it's determined it's not a thyroid issue and there's nothing else they can do for you, then I'd suggest you get a postural evaluation by a PT. Like I said before, probably should get one either way if you have a bad knee that forces you to limp or change your mechanics as you move around or even while you sit. The pain in your healthy knee could mean your posture is deviating significantly now and pushing or pulling that knee abnormally.

Getting back up and moving better can do a lot for your mood as well, especially being a big basketball fan. I know i've been slightly depressed myself, since i had to stop playing ball to get my issue corrected and not risk injury. Feels good once you get out and you're moving better. Just keep thinking you're doing something about it now and hopefully that means you'll only get better from here.

 

Hmmm I thought this thread is the one in which you have been least annoying .

Seriously, hope you get well.

 

The hypothalamus releases a hormone that stimulates the anterior pituitary gland which in turn releases TSH. TSH then stimulates your thyroid gland to release T3/T4. If I recall correctly, norepi in the hypothalamus is an activator, so if anything, your thyroid levels should be increased due to this drug.

 

If he's making you fast 10 hours then he's most likely doing a blood test to check for glucose related substances as well. I'm pretty sure you don't need to be fasting for a thyroid test. Did they draw blood once or twice?