Posted by bleauberry on June 3, 2008, at 15:04:13
In reply to Re: Any Meds to Gain Weight?, posted by blueboy on June 2, 2008, at 11:51:29
> My first thought would be to go to a good >internist to rule out medical conditions. >Thyroid testing is fairly inexpensive.
Already done. About $2000 of regular and specialty tests. Everything looked normal except for hypoadrenalism (low cortisol day, high cortisol night), and fairly normal thyroid but close to hypothyroid.
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> Assuming your are healthy, being very thin is associated with increased longevity. I'm guessing your distress is with your appearance. If this is just a case of being an extreme ectomorphic body type, you are going to find it quite difficult to gain either muscle mass or fat!Yeah, probably right.
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> I know this isn't what you want to hear, but (assuming, again, that your health is good), maybe you should try some Cognative-Behavioral therapy to make you feel better about yourself. If it's any consolation, my brother-in-law is very tall and skinny, but happily married to a great girl (who is short and chubby -- they make quite a pair!) and seems to be a really happy and productive guy.Same here, good marriage, attractive spouse, still good sex and good times after 26 years.
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> And let me add to a previous poster, that healthy eating is a better idea than gobbling down junk food in an attempt to put on fat. Skinny people do get diabetes and have heart attacks.I think my post was misleading. I probably eat the healthiest diet in town. But I add to it any amount of chocolate I want. Carbs I eat are whole grain cereals, breads, and pastas, along with higher ratios of raw veggies/fruits and meats, potatoes, or lightly cooked fresh veggies. Very balanced actually. I forgot to mention I am gluten intolerant, which means no wheat for me. My breads, cereals, pancakes, brownies, cakes, pizzas, etc are home made or bought from Whole Foods Market, made with various flours of rice, fava beans, potato, and corn. I could write the next great diet book...want to lose weight?...easy, stop eating wheat.
A few years ago I worked out at a gym and took high protein diets. Had a nutritional/trainer working with me on it all. I got a lot stronger and harder, but no weight gain, and only slightly noticeable increase in muscle size.
Seems like baseline weight is 128 lbs, at 6 feet tall. By any standard, this is not just skinny, but significantly underweight. The only time I ever weighed a normal 140-145 lbs was when I was on zyprexa.
Watched a show on TV called medical mysteries. Seen it? It is amazing how many people have problems that various doctors cannot diagnose, until somewhere way down the line some bright doctor does figure it out. I am sure there is a cause of the underweightedness, more than just genetics, but if a GP and a good integrative MD and $2000 can't figure it out, well, I guess that's why I'm hear asking questions.
Depression is of course part of the overall picture, though its impact on eating is nill.
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