Bodyofwater:
I'm glad she likes her clothes! If she barely eats and is gaining weight anyway, she should probably get her thyroid checked.
I saw the endocrinologist last monday and he basically said that there is no clear endocrinogic cause to my sudden and fast WG. He said:
- he's "not impressed" (this is actually the words he used although I imagine he meant "not worried" ) with my prolactin levels even if it was less than 15 two years ago and have been rising since March of this year (27 --> 30 --> 33)
- I can't have hypothyroidism (even if I have most of the symptoms and my mom has it) because my TSH, T4 and T3 levels are normal
- the symptoms I've had my whole life are probably related to an excess of androgens (he mentioned PCOs but doesn't seem to want the investigate or treat my for that) that was "hidden" by the fact I took the contraceptive pill from the age of 14 to at least 25 and now that I'm not taking it the male hormones are once again dominating
- I'm probably premenopausal and my body has been producing more and more estrogen to stimulate ovulation (basically describing estrogen dominance) and "it's normal for women my age to gain weight around menopause"
- the cause of my WG is "in my head" even if lately this is the other way around (gaining back the weight I worked so hard to lose around 2015 is severely impacting my mental health to the point I have suicidal ideations)
- my metabolism is slow because I lost almost 100 lbs during my 2015 anorexia relapse and unless I restrict myself significantly I won't maintain because any caloric excess will be stored as fat (he doesn't seem to understand I can't control myself at night and binge unless my kitchen cabinets and fridge are locked)
He prescribed more blood tests (and a mineral bone density at my demand) because his main concern is my elevated PTH and low calcium which are most likely due to the lack of dairy products in my diet (I'm lactose intolerant).
My next appointment will be in February but my hopes there was going to be a fixable medical cause to my WG has evaporated.
I cried so much after the appointment, I feel like the only thing I can do to prevent becoming obese again is restricting my food intake more and bingeing less... I'm getting so desperate I'm considering purchasing diet pills, progesterone cream or thyroid extract online to see if that can help.
