Def interested because I eat super clean and healthy and have gained weight, I'm over it!
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Clif I agree with you, I has Lmyphoma last year and was at my normal weight of 185-190. Afer starting levithyroxine I eventually went to 240....since last April, i am also dropping and see what happens in 3months... doctor says it cannot be the meds, oh well i was barely border line before they were prescribed so I suspect I will return there when it settles then we will see who is correct.
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same thing here I am gaining wt at a rapid pace i was 140 lbs most of my adult life now almost 200, abdomen is huge, on synthroid 25 mcg day. getting bigger not small
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It really cracks me up when the dr. tells you to watch what your eating. Everything is the same with diet and exercising . My dr told me to exercise harder. I go to the gym 5 days a week. Keep in mind that they get kick backs from prescribing meds. Im going off the meds to see what happens. If i start losing weight then i know it had to have been the synthroid.. i hate the way i look. Definitely has made me very self conscious. My face is always swollen with very puffy eyes too. Bad look. I think i was misdiagnosed from the start.
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I weaned myself off of synthroid I was always skinny and ate whatever I wanted. Gained 10 lbs. and always bloated stomach. After being off it for three months. I feel so much better. Weight is coming off and no more pregnant tummy.
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Yes! I started on synthroid years ago..in my 20s and i lost 30+ lbs on it over the first few months i was on it. it was great...more energy, weight loss..felt better. but the more weight i lost, my medication wasn't adjusted and i ended up at the hospital with my heart beaing a million miles an hour etc. i had to go off for awhile...then i would go back on it and lose weight again. it was like a yoyo. then i got pregnant and went off of it because my thyroid righted itself for a few years...then slowly it went back to hypo again...so back on the synthroid...only this time...i am GAINING weight...mainly in my abdomen and its so swollen! i am SO embarassed. i have always struggled with weight, but when i was on it years ago i was ALWAYS under 100 lbs. (i am 5 ft tall) now...i don't even know...i know ive gained probably 15 lbs on it or more. a lot when you are small like me. i hardly eat and i don't eat pasta, bread, sweets...none of that. i get moderate exercise every single week. there is no reason i should be packing on any weight...i eat less and more healthy than mostly everyone i know. i drink a lot of water. this just seems crazy...i am glad i am not alone..not that i want any of you to suffer! i am so tired...and i am just sick of this mess. i take almost 50mcg per day. i have hashimotos...but never have i had this rapid weight gain when i am doing everything right. i gained weight BEFORE the synthroid years ago...so could they have changed the make up of the medication? i am confused.
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Same thing happened to me. I was put on synthroid and have gained 60 lbs in the year I have been on its
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guys, plz try to take the synthroid at night before sleep. my own experience is if I take the synthroid at night before sleep it will not cause weight gain. I usually feel so hungry and shaky after 1-2 hours of taking it in the morning, in response eat more. but when taking at night, my appetite is normal. and also u should judge about the effect of drug overally not only upon the weight change, for example, my constipation is almost gone with synthroid. before starting to take synthroid I used to carry a small heater anywhere I was going with myself because was feeling cold almost all days of year even in the hot summers. but now I'm not even turning on the heater anymore.
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and also since I started having protein shakes every day, my appetite is controlled much better. personally I guess maybe because thyroid hormones increase metabolism, body needs more protein, and can cause carb craving in low protein diets.
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I also have Hashimoto and was prescribed Synthroid. I haven't changed my eating habit or exercise but within 6mos I have gained 15lbs. I talked with my dr today about my weight gain and she suggested to me these other meds to help with that. I do not want to take meds to counter act my weight gain from Synthroid. I want to stop taking it but I can't from Hashimoto disease.
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Can you go into more details with me on this, I really want healthier choices for my Hypothyroidism!
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