hypothyroidism and still gaining

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  • Golbat
    Golbat Posts: 276 Member
    I have Hashimoto's hypothyroid disorder and I take 100 mcg. Once I got to the right dose and once my body adjusted to it (which did take several weeks) I was able to lose. I'm losing steadily now. If you're weighing your food, tracking absolutely everything you eat, and you're sure you're accurate and you still aren't losing after 6 to 8 weeks, I'd go to the doctor and get re-tested and see if your dosage needs to be increased.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    Aww that's brill hun.. there is so much Internet garb about levo making people gain so much weight etc. And my gain this week it's scaring me half to death !
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 597 Member
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    Aww that's brill hun.. there is so much Internet garb about levo making people gain so much weight etc. And my gain this week it's scaring me half to death !

    It's not the levo making them gain weight, it's the hypothyroidism that's making them gain the weight.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    VioletRojo wrote: »
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    Aww that's brill hun.. there is so much Internet garb about levo making people gain so much weight etc. And my gain this week it's scaring me half to death !

    It's not the levo making them gain weight, it's the hypothyroidism that's making them gain the weight.

    I know and there adamant it's the Meds... I need to stop reading it all now.. cus people post there problems there not going to post success stories on it are they lol
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 597 Member
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    VioletRojo wrote: »
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    Aww that's brill hun.. there is so much Internet garb about levo making people gain so much weight etc. And my gain this week it's scaring me half to death !

    It's not the levo making them gain weight, it's the hypothyroidism that's making them gain the weight.

    I know and there adamant it's the Meds... I need to stop reading it all now.. cus people post there problems there not going to post success stories on it are they lol

    No, people rarely post success stories to those message boards. I belong to several online thyroid support groups and it's very rare to read anything positive at all. On the other hand, in real life I don't know anyone with thyroid issues who doesn't feel just fine. Me included. It took a while to get there, but I eventually got there.
  • cvstokke
    cvstokke Posts: 249 Member
    Everyone has given the advice I would (be firm with your doctor, log meticulously, get regular testing) so I just wanted to reach out and say I totally understand how frustrating this is. I am hypo (obviously) after having a total thyroidectomy in 2014 and sometimes I just want to pull my hair out thinking "I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?!" but I try to remember it really could be worse. We'll get through it!
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    VioletRojo wrote: »
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    VioletRojo wrote: »
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    Aww that's brill hun.. there is so much Internet garb about levo making people gain so much weight etc. And my gain this week it's scaring me half to death !

    It's not the levo making them gain weight, it's the hypothyroidism that's making them gain the weight.

    I know and there adamant it's the Meds... I need to stop reading it all now.. cus people post there problems there not going to post success stories on it are they lol

    No, people rarely post success stories to those message boards. I belong to several online thyroid support groups and it's very rare to read anything positive at all. On the other hand, in real life I don't know anyone with thyroid issues who doesn't feel just fine. Me included. It took a while to get there, but I eventually got there.

    Me, too! Took a few years, but everything came together and all the weight came off.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    This has made me feel 100x better. Thanks everyone for reaching out. I'll carry on with the Meds and just wait on the next bloods.. fingers crossed.
  • Duchy82
    Duchy82 Posts: 560 Member
    With a TSH of 5.8 there is quite a bit of play yet for you to increase on your levothyroxine dose, I'm on 175-150mcg a day with quite a low TSH( bottoman end of the noral range). I do medicate on symptoms (with the doctors agreement) with a nod toward my blood results but as long as my T4 is in range I'm happy. I was diagnosed in 2010 it took me 2 years of tweaking to get to where I felt 'normal' again. But on the positive side, 5st of weightloss to date so it can be done but it's just has hard, if not harder to lose as for euthyroid patients. Be patient, it will happen, just keep going as you are.

    Use thyroid uk's website to educate yourself they have some really good resources. There is a forum attached but beware it is a bit doom and gloomy but again also can have some gems of info. Most people do really well on levothyroxine (me included), unfortunately they don't linger that much on the forums

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