my doctor said had a thyroid problem put on synthroid any health remedies?

August 21, 2008 11:16 pm magictouch Other - Diseases
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cay cay asked:


has anyone lost weight on synthroid

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4 Responses

  1. blaze23 :

    Date: August 23, 2008 @ 4:59 am

    Yes, weight loss is common with synthroid. It stimulates your metabolism of all the body tissues by accelerating the rate of cellular oxidation.

  2. Erica :

    Date: August 25, 2008 @ 11:57 pm

    I know a girl who takes it, she said after about a week she got her energy back, started losing a few pounds and felt so much better. I dont know how much weight she’s lost so far, but she’s happy with how the medicine is helping her.

  3. SanD :

    Date: August 26, 2008 @ 10:39 am

    if you have a thyroid problem, synthyroid will help you to maintain metabolism functions and not gain any more weight BUT it won’t help you to lose any weight that you might have gained before your diagnosis. you will have to lose any pounds thru exercise.

  4. DNA :

    Date: August 29, 2008 @ 9:54 am

    Most people who are hypothyroid do not lose weight simply by starting thyroid meds. A rare few will, but its not the norm. What thyroid meds do is stop the weight gain and hopefully relieve all of the bothersome symptoms.

    I am hypothyroid. I gained 55 pounds from the condition. I have lost 30 of those pounds. To do this, I had to have thyroid levels right. Midrange FT4 and high in range FT3 and also lots of exercise.