What do you eat?

[velogirl]

I had thyca. Pre-surgery I was very, very hypo. I'm now stabilized to a nice hyper level of supression (which is what you do with thyca patients). I've dropped back into hypo a couple of times, but mostly hyper-hyper!!!

When I first became hyper, I realized that I needed many more calories on the bike than I did when I was hypo. I just couldn't seem to get enough calories in me. I also found that the increase in body temp. caused me to sweat like crazy (even when it's freezing cold out) and so I seem to get dehydrated more than I did before.

It's a very fine balance. Be patient. Keep good notes in your journal. If you're hypo and on meds, you're probably actually a bit hyper now (or at least more hyper than you were before). That means your metabolic needs are increased, thus the hunger. However, this can be a double-edged sword. Many hyper folks actually gain weight even though their metabolism is revved, because they feed the hunger instinct.

[Steph]

So the Synthroid doesn't take care of the effects hypo has on your endurance?

In my experience no. I take Armour now. You can read some about it on stopthethyroidmadness.com. If Synthroid is working great for you, I'm not saying you should stop taking it. Just pay attantion to those adrenals and ferritin levels.