Any one out loosing weight with Thyroid issues

I've lost 37lbs since June and it's all thanks to me switching my thyroid meds!
Fly so miserable on synthetic tyroxine, I won't name brands as there are a few and differs in what country you are in.
I've switched to armour, a natural drug available in many countries like Ireland, uk, USA

I did a lot of research on it and I would advice you to do the same then demand you are changed on to it.

So many people don't realise how much better it is for you!


Feel free to message/adde for any questions!

I'm going to be my brutally honest self here and I apologize if I hurt anyone's feelings...it's not my intention but it's probably going to happen...

Stop making excuses!

If you're on your thyroid medication and your regular check-up blood work shows your meds are working by putting your thyroid function in the normal range then you're just like everyone else...your thyroid is working normally with the medication. I get tired of people finding excuses for not losing weight and blaming it on something that's totally not part of the problem.

Yes, I was diagnosed with an under active thyroid 3 years ago and my synthroid is on target and my thyroid function is within normal range now with my medication. I still struggle to lose weight but it's because I'm not 100% on top of my game and I eat too much fat & don't do any strength training!! I know what I need to do, I just don't do it.

Bottom line...quit making excuses.

This is a really sad post; this is exactly why people struggle to find correct treatment. The TSH "norms" just changed to reflect how off they were before, but that still doesn't take into account that many people dealing with thyroid issues have different, well, issues. I said it earlier, but I'll say it again; you can't look at two women, identical by circumstance, age, height, weight, whatever, and expect that the same birth control will work for them. Thyroid is no different.

The different meds, different doses, different physiologies, etc. all play a huge role in EACH individual person. Many people struggle with a variety of symptoms as hyper- or hypo- even though their TSH is "fine." But it might not be fine for them (really, there's more and more endos realizing that the effects of TSH, T4, T3 and RT3 affect each person differently, and the scale is not necessarily the most accurate). We are the "guinea pigs" of a condition that's only been readily treated for a few centuries, with only a few decades of research. Plus, I didn't even mention that so many people end up getting only TSH bloodwork... but their T4 and/or T3 are not normal, even by the not very accurate medical guidelines!

Plus, thyroid medication has a LONG halflife compared to other drugs. It's also a slow change anytime you make a change, etc. You could have fine bloodwork at three months after a dosage change, for example, but your brain is not registering this until six months after... so your TSH is fine, but the weight's still not coming off, your period's still wonky, and your hands are so numb you can't button your coat!

There, blood work is "fine"... but the body is still catching up!

There's so much more at work than "bloodwork" with thyroid, and that includes brain chemistry, adrenal function, etc.; it's simplistic, and offensive, to say it's as simple as "Hey, if you're having symptoms but one test says you're okay, you're just lazy and lying to yourself!"

Especially when so many people on here have been honest enough to admit, "My bad habits made me gain the weight/make it difficult to lose it!"

I'd say my situation is simply anecdotal to mention that I have been very active and eaten healthy all of my life, and gained weight because of thyroid issues and have trouble losing said weight now because of thyroid issues... except "slow metabolism" is an almost universal symptom of hypothyroidism in any medical textbook :laugh: So I'm not quite anecdotal! (Well, other things sure are...)