Gain Weight With Thyroid Medication (Page 2)
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I have been on 50 mcg of levothyroxine for 5 months and I have gained 15 pounds. My doctor tells me that it should be the opposite and that I should loose weight. Is this possible? Have any of you taking this drug has experienced the same?

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hi i'm experiencing weight gain... and joint aches and pains. i feel fat and even more sluggish... i think i will end this medication.
i've been thin all my life i'm now 61 5'7" and wt 135 before medication... i will check my wt... omg! i feel bloated most times too! my stomach is poochy...
i was told i'm under active?

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I had a throbbing in the left side of my neck (it was a throbbing in the caratoid artery). It started when I was given 60mg of Cymbalta and I was also taking 88mcg of Levothyroxine. My doctor did not take my complaint seriously and I was having other strange side effects from what I believed started with the Cymbalta. I worked myself down to 30mg of Cymbalta and all those strange and annoying side effects went away including the throbbing in my left artery!! My doctor kept asking if I had injured my neck and wanted to do an X-ray. I told her that this symptom started when my Cymbalta was upped to 60mg and Ithought it was too much for me and I in no way injured my neck or anything of the sort. Sometimes, they just don't "hear" us. I know my body better than anyone and I knew the throbbing began when the med was increased. I was right.
I had a throbbing in my left neck.
My eyes would twitch
I had sharp pains up the side of my head among other side effects from Cymbalta. I still take it for pain but at a lower dose.

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i can relate I have been on 100mcg for over a year and have gained 70 pds and have tried everything to loose the weight and I cant

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I am taking natural Thyroid for 6 months now. At first I seemed to loose a few pounds but now i have gained a total of 12 lbs. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto. I exercise 3 times a week and eat healthy. Has anyone had a similar experience?

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Hi I absolutely know where your coming from and I was naughty I was on 75mg of levothyroxine and I was intolerant to it I turned the exact same I was a nice size 12 went to a size 16. I had less energy levels and needed to sleep during day with 6 kids. this wasn't helping. I took myself off it. read the the book "the thyroid diet" and changed my eating to only little things like Brazil nuts, just 2 in morning and noticed foods that can worsen the thyroid so avoided those and added the ones that were good ..I then visited a consultant who advised me to go on liothyronine. .so I thought it give it a try. I had blood work done before I started the meds, collected meds and started medication again made me feel awful. I had already in between when off everything lost a bit of weight and looked more like me. started gaining again. The doctor called 2 weeks after I started to say that my levels were 14 when I stopped the med's but my levels when I had the blood work from consultant were 5.8! So I had brought my own thyroid down. she suggested I talked to the consultant to discuss my dosage to see if I could have it lowered, so I did. no reply ..so I took myself back off and I have never felt better I'm now 5 months off and feel like me I'm no longer fuzzy headed tired moody and lethargic and my weight is going down ..I'm not saying come off them. everyone is different but you have the right to say this is not working for me and that you would like to be reassessed and don't give up ..good luck xx. ;)

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I was on some 'natural' (non synthetic) thyroid medicatino and gained 11 pounds in less than 2 months!! I went off of it and still cannot get the weight off. My doctor was never 100% sure that I even had an 'under functioning thyroid' but my symptoms mimicked it, so he thought we should try thyroid medication. I am convinced if you don't really NEED thyroid medication it has the opposite effect and you gain weight. It has been 3 months and I still cannot lose weight. I am worried my thyroid is screwed up now and my metabolism is permanently damaged.

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I have gained 40 lbs since on meds. I feel like I have gotten worse. My stomach is so bloated I look pregnant. My body aches. I work out and eat healthy??? So confused. Meeting with thyroid doctor in 3 weeks. Should I go off meds and have levels checked then? I feel like meds are not helping me just making me fat! Help!

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I lost 50lbs BEFORE starting 50mcg of Levothyroxine 2 years ago. Sure enough 2 years later after starting it the weight cane back a little at a time. It didn't make me feel any better and I believe I didn't heed it in the first place. I had 3 labs done that year and they were all good besides the 1 that was a little off so they thought I was hypo thyroid. Makes no sense, I felt fine before levothyroxine and I was losing weight. Now I need to try to get off it and need to find out the best way. I asked my Dr. But she loos at me like I'm crazy. Could someone please tell me how to safely stop it and if it v would of hurt my natural thyroid since I believe it was fine before this

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Reading all these comments has opened my eyes. I was recently started on thyroid meds cause mine was low.. in this short time (a few mo) I went from 150 to 185 n climbing n not in all my life did i ever struggle wit weight gain infact I was the opposite. I went from being active to struggle for energy. That too is crazy cause all my life I've been extremely active n never stop moving :) sooooo...I'm so thankful for being lead to reading all the comments..it has sure opened my eyes..n I'm tired of being a guinea pig when never needed med b4...This dr just wanted to do blood levels n adjust what was rite in her eyes n mind u my meds come from a compounding pharmacy n r pure n no side affects...so they say...n I c this is crazy. I'm going to stop taking it n c how it goes cause I was fine b4 I was given the thyroid med. Armour Thyroid 60 mg.

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I have also been taking levothyroxine 25MG once a day for about three weeks now. I've been extremely tired, waking up in the middle of the day. I've been emotional and constipated.

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I have been increased on dosage 2 times and I still have tingling and numbness in my feet and hands, calcium levels were great but my Dr discontinued calcium all together and put me on CoQ10, 100mg daily NO difference ..does anyone else have this problem now my Dr is Guinea pigging it ,he has no clue, just tells me to take different things ,it all started 2 weeks after a total thyriodectomy.

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You need to get on a natural thyroid med such as Armour that includes T4 and T3, not just T4, and take a half dose twice per day.

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hlo sir i am honey . am a tyroid patient i gain weight n what will i do to losse my weight am in a big trouble.. pls suggst me some precaustions

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Yes it makes me gain weight everytime I take it I am currently on 100 mcgs and have gained about 30 pounds and look pregnant so mad. it should be making people lose weight not gain this is why I have stopped my meds 3 times in the past 3 years but when im on them all my symptoms disappear its so frustrating. my doctor said the only meds covered by any insurance is synthyroid and levothyroxine and they both do this to me so fed up.

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People.... Thyroid meds help regulate you metabolism... If you are gaining unhealthy weight then it is your life style, not the meds..

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Hi i was levo intolerant which caused weight gain tiredness headache and an overall horrible me..im now on Liothyronine given by the endocrinolergist themselves and feel better even though its stronger and have started loosing the weight if your thyroid meds make you feel worse speak up and refuse to take it till u get somin else..it worked for me there are side effects to most meds but u have to be careful when comes to your thyroid i felt better off the meds i can only say that levo made me worse than ever ..changing foods too helps "The Thyroid diet book is really good the smallest of foods like even two brazil nuts a day apparently helps the thyroid function also foods u would think are healthier options even broccoli can upset your thyroid ..i reccomend it to everyone struggling with meds and thyroid my levels were 14 and now down to 5.8 so im getting there i have alot more energy and no more afternoon naps!..good luck

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I also got joint pains with Thyroine medication which I have been taking 125mg and yes bones do hurt so my Dr prescribed vitamin D which has helped sadly gained 3 stones.

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I have been on 75 mcg for about 5 months and have gained 15 lbs!

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Please stick to vegetables, fruits, Exercise, and stay away from Salt, oil and sugar ... Sugar is the main problem off all ... Please watch this on youtube Sugar secrets....Good Luck to You all ....I love The United States !

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I am concerned at the weight gain for me over just a month of being on Levothyroxine after having my thyroid removed. What is the answer I can't imagine just letting my weight go up and up after always being so conscious of keeping it in check. Hope there is some one who has a solution.PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME

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