on synthroid and gaining weight

cta · Newbie Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 2

Thank you soo much! I definetely agree with you. I have hypothyriodism, I was given Syntroid, but I decided not to take it an to go the natural way, I mean with the bee products. And I can say that it helped me a lot. Do you have hypothyroid too? I am very scared that I won't get pregnant if I will take this medicine. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know!

Thank you very much!

lklght · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 1

My primary care physician thought synthroid might help boost my metabolism, even though I have no thyroid issues. My nutritionist was shocked when I told her this. Has anyone heard of synthroid being used to help aid in weight loss?

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im glad i found this sight i have the same issue. ive been on .75mg gor 10 years. before that same thing skinny could eat whatever now ive gained 13 pounds and always look like im 4-5 months pregnet. tired no sex drive forget things and im only 35. i had a gouder they killed it and now i hate it.

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I just Googled to see what I could find out about my weight gain since taking Synthroid and came across this site. I have Hashimoto's thyroid which means that my immune system, as just one of the many wonderful symptoms of Lupus, is in the process of destroying my thyroid completely. I'm 5'8" and aside from when I was pregnant have always been under 130 lbs. Now, I'm pushing 140 and I don't like it one bit. I'm 50 years old and it's very hard to change my eating habits at this stage of life. I'm accustomed to being able to eat whatever, whenever. I have found I get hungrier than before taking Synthroid. Does this seem to be the case with most of you all?

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I eat well and train fairly hard. I was always able to lose weight
until I had my thyroid med adjusted earlier this year. Adjustment
made due to chemo I received a year before.
Now I put back the 6# I lost and have not been able to drop an ounce.
No one can tell me it isn't the thyroid medication.
My dosage is smaller than it used to be.
This is the only thing that has changed in my life.
Even though the doctors say it isn't that, there are too many folks
out there in the same boat for it to be anything else.

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i have been on synthroid for 30 yrs & am on 88mcg now. in the last 2 years i feel extremely BLOATED, UNCONTROLABLE WEIGHT GAIN & tired. i recently had bloodwork and it was within normal limits. i recently ran out of my perscription and couldn't pick it up, so i went a week without synthroid and some of the bloating has gone down and i don't have that uncomfortable feeling in my abdomen. i feel like i lost a few pounds by not even trying. i was gaining steadly despite rigorous exercise, watching my diet and eating healthy. i am however concerned that it will catch up with me and then i'll really have thyroid isssues. i tried the Armour thryoid med without any benefits also. please let me know if you have had the same problems. Dr. told me to watch what i eat. ha ha. i do and nothing helps.

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My thyroid was removed a year ago and my weight problem has been a yo-yo ever since. I take 100 MCG at 4:30 AM and 75 MCG at 10AM. This is because the 175 MCG was giving me lots of problems (imbalance, dizziness, tingling).

You mentioned above that synthroid (t4) is the cheapest hormone, so which one is the one I should use to stabilize my weight problem?

sandy6222 · Newbie Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

I was on Synthroid for decades for hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's
Thyroiditis. My weight has been a constant struggle the entire time.
I recently learned that Synthroid only contains T4, which your body
is supposed to convert to T3, both of which your system needs.
However, most people with Hashimoto's have trouble converting the
T4 in Synthroid to T3, and are therefore lacking an essential thyroid
hormone. An alternative medication to this is Armour Thyroid, which
is what has been around for about 100 yrs and what was given to all
patients who had underactive thyroids before the "MIRACLE" synthetic
drugs were invented in the 1960's. The drug companies push these
on your doctors as more effective, when in fact, Armour contains
T4, T3, and traces of T2 & T1. I switched to Armour a few weeks ago
and even though I'm not yet on my optimal dose, I'm already finding
it easier to lose weight. The reason more doctors don't prescribe
Armour is that it's made from dessicated pig thyroids, made in a
carefully controlled lab with strict quality control standards, but the
Synthroid salesmen have them brainwashed into thinking that there
are variations from from batch to batch(NOT), or that it's being taken
off the market(NOT). So if you want to learn about a Synthroid
alternative check out the websites below and do some research
about Armour Thyroid. You might be glad you did.

stopthethyroidmadness.com/
altsupportthyroid.org/treatment/hypomedcomp.php
mercola.com/article/hypothyroid/treatment.htm
mercola.com/1999/archive/armour_thyroid.htm

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Hello everyone. I am so glad I found this blog-thanks to everyone who has written.

In a nutshell-here are my issues: undiagnosed hypothyroidism from 22-28 (went from a skinny girl to a bloated one overnight-then told I was "overeating and lazy" by more than one doctor, while actually working out and not eating).

Finally diagnosed and put on .50 synthroid-it worked for 2 years with no issues until gynie put me on pill. Weight went up (most water I think though) and drugs finally normalized at 1.00 syntroid and 10 cytomel. Weight came off and I was back in my "normal" weight range.

I work out hard 6 days a week and eat too "little" (am working on that with a nutritionist). I run and weight train and live in a city so I walk a lot too.

About 10 months ago, my MD bumped up my synthroid to 1.25/day (no blood work was done!). Up until that point, I had been taking 1.00 one day and 1.25 the next (due to only having 1.00 pills) but my periods got wacky so he thought I needed more synthroid. I have gained 15 pounds-all the while working out HARDER and watching my diet to the extreme. I am bloated and feel just terrible about it. My beautiful wardrobe no longer fits and I am just beside myself. If I were sitting around and eating all day maybe I would not feel so bad about it!

My recent blood work came back and he now wants me to lower my synthroid to 1.00. I will keep taking the cytomel. I have an appointment with an endocrinologist in 10 days. I have started taking the 1.00 pill as of 2 days ago.

Does taking too much synthroid cause weight GAIN? Have I been on it too long? I am looking for any advice!

Thanks so much for reading this!

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