Thyroid, Synthroid and Weight Gain

Posted on September 29, 2014

At one time I weighed 270 pounds. HORRIFYING!! To be so close to 300 was a life changing moment. Over the course of time (about 5 years) I was able to get below 190. (189 to be exact.) That was November 2012. That was the month I started taking Synthroid and over the next year and a half I regained 20 pounds. With calorie counting and walking I manage to stay about the same. Oh I have the occasional month where I lose 4 pounds but then in a flash by making a few wrong choices I regain the 4 pounds in a week or two. So I hover at about 206-208.

I would love to quit taking thyroid medicine but I am often warned to not do this.

Anyone else had this happen?

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Sandy U.

10/03/2014 6:34PM

It's important to follow the Dr.'s orders. I am also on thyroid medicine and could't imagine life without it. You would be more tired and gain more weight if you stopped it. Some people can have serious side effects such as hair loss, dry skin, constipation, sleeping frequently, and depression if their thyroid problem is not properly diagnosed. I sign up for Diet bet just to lose the 4%. My goal is to keep it off. If I gain some, I join again! It keeps me accountable. Good luck. :)

Kelly K.

09/29/2014 5:09PM

I've done a lot of reading, and not all thyroid meds work the same. I'm on Armour Thyroid, and it's worked great. Its a bioidentical form. Might be worth looking at different meds...

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dlj-77

09/29/2014 4:43PM

My story is not exactly the same, but I gained weight in my mid-20's and ended up at 148 (I was always around 125). Then I began taking thyroid medicine. People told me that once it started working the weight would fall off...not true! I ended up over 150 and then over 160...I lost 20 pounds and gained 30...so have been my story for the past 10+ years. I'm at 177 now and working hard to lose the weight to feel better about myself. Not sure if the thyroid meds are to blame, but my metabolism sucks!

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