Re: Weight Gain - Synthroid

[Guest guest]

Have you had your free T3 measured? That's the active hormone that helps regulate weight/metabolism (put very simply).

 

Once I got my T3 up to the higher ranges the weight came off like normal.

 

of note, synthroid is a T4 only homone replacement.

 

LH*

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:38 AM, sharonantaya <slantaya@...> wrote:

 

Hi, one of the most annoying problems I've had since being diagnosed with hypo has been the weight gain while on Synthroid. Has anyone else experienced this too? Eat fairly well, exercise 3 times a week without results. Literally impossible to lose weight. Have gained 40lbs since being hypo. Is there anything that can help with this. Have people been able to lose some of this weight when switching to Thyroid (Armour)? Any help would be appreciated. Are other hormones involved. I've heard that other hormones can be fighting with the thyroid medication and that his the reason for the weight gain.