How does hypothyroidism effect my mood and weight?

Answer 1

I think you should be more concerned with how a healthy diet and exercise program can affect the hypothyroidism and, hence, improve the mood and weight situation.

Answer 2

I have been dealing with hypothyroidism for about ten years. It has been a long struggle. Some of the things I noticed when I was not taking my medications were weight gain and depression. I was off my medication for a year and put on fourty pounds. I don't know if the depression was from not being on the medication or from gaining so much weight but I was miserable. I finally went to the doctor who told me hypo had nothing to do with depression but I think he was wrong.
I am now on medication and I feel good but the weight is coming off slowly. It is sometimes hard to get the medication just right.

This is a great site that has a lot of information on thyroid disease.

Answer 3

What is hypothyroidism?
Hypothyroidism is a lack of thyroid hormone. It develops when the thyroid gland does not produce enough of the hormone, which controls the way the body uses energy. A lack of thyroid hormone affects all body systems.

See an illustration of the thyroid gland.

The risk of developing hypothyroidism tends to increase with age; older women have the highest risk. In rare cases, hypothyroidism occurs in infants and children. Infants will grow and develop normally if hypothyroidism is treated within the first month of life. Untreated hypothyroidism in infants can cause brain damage, leading to mental retardation and developmental delays. Every state in the United States tests newborns for hypothyroidism.

Teens with hypothyroidism typically look much younger than their age. With proper treatment, a teen will catch up in weight and height to healthy teens of the same age.

In adults, untreated hypothyroidism can cause several complications, including fluid around the heart and an increase in the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (increasing the risk of coronary artery disease and stroke). Severe hypothyroidism can cause a life-threatening condition called myxedema coma.

Whether untreated hypothyroidism gets better or worse depends on its cause and your age. Hypothyroidism caused by Hashimoto's thyroiditis—a disease in which the body's natural defense (immune) system attacks the thyroid gland—occasionally will disappear on its own. More often, you will have a gradual loss of thyroid function.

Women may develop hypothyroidism during or after pregnancy. Hypothyroidism that developed before pregnancy may become worse during pregnancy.

Answer 4

Your thyroid is responsible for how quickly or how slowly you metabolize food and store energy. To have a hypothyroid is to have a slow metabolism. You may feel hungry and eat as per your usual, but your body will not burn off the calories nearly as fast and therefore you will tend to put on weight, possibly lots of weight. And your overall self image can be affected/effected because of this.

Answer 5

I have hypothyroidism and type 1 diabetes. I can always tell when my thyroid meds need to be increased I feel tired, cold, just blah all over.

Answer 6

i have it
mom
3 aunts
2 uncle
3 cousins

it effects your weight so it is hard to lose and it also makes you depressed.
i am on different meds than the others but there is a treatment that the doctor will prescripbe to help....
check out the med sites for hypo thryiod
gives good information

Answer 7

I have it. It didn't affect weight at all. However until I took Synthroid my mood went from normal to nutty very fast.

Fortunately I caught it before too long.

Answer 8

Tired
Cold all the time
Dry skin
Sluggish in the morning
BAD PMS (Females only !!!!)
Weight creeps on, won't come off

Answer 9

It may promote weight gain and it may promote a sluggish and/or depressed mood. Not always, but a possibility.

Answer 10

thyroid hormones generally affect metabolism... so a lack of it as in the case of hypothyroidism means you have decreased metabolism...