Anyone here trying to loose weight with Hypothyroidism?

mamafoofer

Hi tu2mama. An hour is plenty to time to wait before eating after you take your pill (my prescription says take 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating). What do you take your medicine with? A lot of juices, like orange juice, can counter-act the medicatiosn effects. Also, .50 mcg isn't a whole lot of medication, that is usually the starting off point, the dose will gradually increase. It took a while for me to get up to the level I am now (and I still don't think it is a high enough dose). ALso, check with your pharmacist, make sure the other meds you are taking don't interfer with the thyroid meds.

Good luck with everything!

ReneeOfTheFae

Hey, there! I, too am a hypo and, once I was diagnosed I scoured the net for any and all info so I could know what was going on with my body. In that time, I came across an article about different things you could do to make your meds work better. For the life of me, I can't recall the article or site, but I felt I should mention it to you. It had said something about thyroxine working better if taken before bed instead of in the morning before breakfast. Now, I mentioned this to my nurse practitioner, and she didn't really know what to say about it. Because of that, I didn't switch to night time dosing, but maybe your doc will have more info or suggestions for you? Good luck! *^_^*

Renee

mynewyorkad

YES! I have hypothyroidism myself! I was just diagnosed about 10 months ago, and have been on medication ever since. I gained 100 pounds in two years.The same time I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, I was diagnosed with PCOS. The combination made it nearly impossible to lose weight and so easy to gain it.

I'd love to be friends with all of you!

sdereski

I too have hypothyroidism. Was diagnosed at 18 and am 50 today. Have been on several different dosages over the years as much as .200 to as little as .125 where I was for several years and feeling good. About a year ago, my levels went all wonky and am now in the process of trying to get it back on track. Currently taking .137

Have struggled with weight loss all my life. Like many of you, I am active and watch what eat and never seem to lose. I can eat on bad thing and be up in weight by as much as 5lbs the next day. :grumble:

My concern is the long term effects of taking this medication for years on end. All we do is monitor and medicate.

If anyone has any great ideas, I am all ears.

mamatu2

I started to take my thyroid med at night and it's working out better for me. I HAVE to start the day with a cup of coffee and setting an alarm, taking my med and trying to go back to sleep wasn't working for me. I also feel that I'm not conflicting my med in the morning by eating oatmeal. I don't see my doctor until September. I'm assuming that my condition is not that severe or he'd be seeing me sooner. My last visit my numbers had worsened and he said he'd never seen that before and sent me on my way with a stronger doseage. I do feel better than before but the weight loss is lagging. Sticking with it is hard! Barely eating is a drag. I miss eating fresh brocolli, cabbage, strawberries and radishes. Those were my were my go to diet veggies. I miss tofu and soy products!

jackiekjames

I have just been diagnosed and started taking my meds about 1 month ago. I am only taking a very small does though...I'm so happy that there are others out there just like me!

KPstartingover

I've been hypothyroid since my first child was 4 months old (13 years ago). My dosage of synthroid has changed several times, but I fully expect to be on synthroid for life. I get my levels checked every year, or more frequently if I get other symptoms. If my levels get too low, I also get joint pain.

One thing I haven't seen here - you shouldn't take your synthroid with any other supplements (like vitamins) because the vitamin inhibits absorption of the synthroid. I haven't tried taking it at night versus in the morning. I'm afraid I would forget to take it before bed, so I just take it in the morning, then take my multivitamin at lunchtime.

darece

Was you told not to eat fresh brocolli, cabbage, strawberries and radishes?
Just wondering cuz I have never been told not to eat something.
I was hyper (and 120lb), then after iodine radiation went hypo (now 180).