Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 I am gaining weight after taking Synthroid. It would be nice to know if other people are having this same problem? Please keep us posted as to what you discover. If you walk 3 miles per day it seems like you would have your weight problem under contro. Charliel -------------------------- Unless there is ALSO an underlying problem with the pituitary gland (i.e. micro tumors) . . . which is what my endo thinks is my problem. A malfunctioning pituitary can create all kinds of hormones that create havoc with weight. In addition, from what I've gleaned from researching all of this, many of us with hypoT continue to fight our weight; the medicine does not improve our metabolic function. That's quite depressing. I've noticed that it helps me to maintain my weight a little better. Consider I'm 100 pounds overweight, that just ain't good enough! the teawife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Thanks for the reply,,Charlie McAllister wrote: I am gaining weight after taking Synthroid. It would be nice to know if other people are having this same problem? Please keep us posted as to what you discover. If you walk 3 miles per day it seems like you would have your weight problem under contro. Charliel -------------------------- Unless there is ALSO an underlying problem with the pituitary gland (i.e. micro tumors) . . . which is what my endo thinks is my problem. A malfunctioning pituitary can create all kinds of hormones that create havoc with weight. In addition, from what I've gleaned from researching all of this, many of us with hypoT continue to fight our weight; the medicine does not improve our metabolic function. That's quite depressing. I've noticed that it helps me to maintain my weight a little better. Consider I'm 100 pounds overweight, that just ain't good enough! the teawife __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Thanks for the reply,,Charlie McAllister wrote: I am gaining weight after taking Synthroid. It would be nice to know if other people are having this same problem? Please keep us posted as to what you discover. If you walk 3 miles per day it seems like you would have your weight problem under contro. Charliel -------------------------- Unless there is ALSO an underlying problem with the pituitary gland (i.e. micro tumors) . . . which is what my endo thinks is my problem. A malfunctioning pituitary can create all kinds of hormones that create havoc with weight. In addition, from what I've gleaned from researching all of this, many of us with hypoT continue to fight our weight; the medicine does not improve our metabolic function. That's quite depressing. I've noticed that it helps me to maintain my weight a little better. Consider I'm 100 pounds overweight, that just ain't good enough! the teawife __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Yes I gained around 18 pounds when I started taking synthetic thyroid hormone replacement. However when my dose was raised from 100mcg to 150 mcg I began to lose the weight and am now back where I started. I am currently taking 200mcg of thyroxine and my weight has been absolutely steady since the end of February. --- McAllister wrote: > I am gaining weight after taking Synthroid. It would > be nice to know if > other people are having this same problem? Please > keep us posted as to what > you discover. If you walk 3 miles per day it seems > like you would have your > weight problem under contro. Charliel > > -------------------------- > > Unless there is ALSO an underlying problem with the > pituitary gland (i.e. > micro tumors) . . . which is what my endo thinks is > my problem. A > malfunctioning pituitary can create all kinds of > hormones that create havoc > with weight. > > In addition, from what I've gleaned from researching > all of this, many of us > with hypoT continue to fight our weight; the > medicine does not improve our > metabolic function. That's quite depressing. I've > noticed that it helps me > to maintain my weight a little better. Consider I'm > 100 pounds overweight, > that just ain't good enough! > > the teawife > > ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Yes I gained around 18 pounds when I started taking synthetic thyroid hormone replacement. However when my dose was raised from 100mcg to 150 mcg I began to lose the weight and am now back where I started. I am currently taking 200mcg of thyroxine and my weight has been absolutely steady since the end of February. --- McAllister wrote: > I am gaining weight after taking Synthroid. It would > be nice to know if > other people are having this same problem? Please > keep us posted as to what > you discover. If you walk 3 miles per day it seems > like you would have your > weight problem under contro. Charliel > > -------------------------- > > Unless there is ALSO an underlying problem with the > pituitary gland (i.e. > micro tumors) . . . which is what my endo thinks is > my problem. A > malfunctioning pituitary can create all kinds of > hormones that create havoc > with weight. > > In addition, from what I've gleaned from researching > all of this, many of us > with hypoT continue to fight our weight; the > medicine does not improve our > metabolic function. That's quite depressing. I've > noticed that it helps me > to maintain my weight a little better. Consider I'm > 100 pounds overweight, > that just ain't good enough! > > the teawife > > ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Yes I gained around 18 pounds when I started taking synthetic thyroid hormone replacement. However when my dose was raised from 100mcg to 150 mcg I began to lose the weight and am now back where I started. I am currently taking 200mcg of thyroxine and my weight has been absolutely steady since the end of February. --- McAllister wrote: > I am gaining weight after taking Synthroid. It would > be nice to know if > other people are having this same problem? Please > keep us posted as to what > you discover. If you walk 3 miles per day it seems > like you would have your > weight problem under contro. Charliel > > -------------------------- > > Unless there is ALSO an underlying problem with the > pituitary gland (i.e. > micro tumors) . . . which is what my endo thinks is > my problem. A > malfunctioning pituitary can create all kinds of > hormones that create havoc > with weight. > > In addition, from what I've gleaned from researching > all of this, many of us > with hypoT continue to fight our weight; the > medicine does not improve our > metabolic function. That's quite depressing. I've > noticed that it helps me > to maintain my weight a little better. Consider I'm > 100 pounds overweight, > that just ain't good enough! > > the teawife > > ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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