Does this sound like a thyroid problem? in need of help.

I suggest reviewing your current medications with your Dr.

It could be, but it also could be a lot of things.

No one on LR is going to give you a correct diagnoses, see your Dr. However, if your Dr gives ridiculous advise and you're unsure if it's absurd or not. That's a more reasonable question.

If you must have an opinion, I would suspect it to be a huge reduction in training followed by a hard winter.

I agree with rundork. If you are on any medications it may be a cause. If you are on birth control then that can be a big red flag. Also you said you are experiencing mild depression, and some antidepressants can cause weight gain if you are on those. Before you do anything different, talk to your doctor. If you don't agree with his opinion then seek out another qualified professional.

Since you're going to the doctor anyway, and they'll probably do some blood work, maybe ask them to test for celiacs.

All of those symptoms could definitely indicate hypothyroidism, but good you are going to the doctor so he/she can test whatever they need to give you a diagnosis. Will probably do some blood tests for thyroid. May be good to check iron (and ferretin) too.

If you have serious symptoms and you're asking about them on Letsrun, you need help.

As someone who really struggled with a chronic fatigue type problem for over a year, I am of the mind that the more information you can gather, the better. Of course, see a doctor (and I am a conventional medicine guy - not advocating homeopathic stuff here), but there is NOTHING wrong with getting information off the forums from individuals who have similar backgrounds to you and may have faced similar struggles. Folks on here just like to talk down to others because it is the only place they have available to do so. With how modern medicine is setup, you will have 15 mins (maybe) to explain your case to a physician and that's it. Going in to an appointment with knowledge at-hand will really help. Gather ideas from the forums, and research these points through peer-reviewed journal sources. It worked for me and I got to the bottom of my illness. I feel that I had something very similar to what Geoff Roes, the ultrarunner, has struggled with - finding a good doctor that will really listen and advocate for you is tough, but they are out there. If this doctor isn't helpful, see another.

Please let us know how the doctor's visit went. What were your lab results when you last had the thyroid checked? Seeing an endocrinologist instead of a primary care physician will really help rule out any endocrinopathies.

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If you seriously have a swollen face and eyelids, you should have seen a doctor years ago.

For the record, you have many similar symptoms to what I was dealing with 8-10 years ago. It turned out to be celiacs. I know "gluten free" is a fad these days...a simultaneously annoying and beneficial fad to those who actually struggle with the disease, but it's something to consider.

I second this. This year I have been going through something very similar to you and getting rid of gluten has made me feel much better overall. Didn't test for celiac yet but I'm thinking about it.

For those of you who think that you might have Celiac and are/might be hypothyroid, get yourselves to a doctor and have some tests run.

A good number of people who have autoimmune thyroid issues also have Celiac disease, or perhaps it is the other way around. My wife has an autoimmune thyroid issue and also has Celiac disease. She found out that she had a thyroid problem, but after a few months her thyroid meds kept having to be increased. Blood levels of thyroid hormone were "normal" but her hypothyroid symptoms would come back. At one point a doctor refused to increase her meds. I will say that I was motivated to get to the root cause because she was having psychological issues. Couldn't sleep (at night), very anxious, emotional and paranoid. I found a doctor who would treat symptoms rather than treating a blood test. After a year of tests, it was determined that she had Celiac disease, which was causing her body to create antibodies to thyroid and other hormones. While still taking the normal dose of thyroid meds it was suggested that she start a gluten free diet. Within a week, she began having hyperthyroid symptoms. The GF diet continued, but the thyroid hormone dose was decreased.