Hyperthyroidism and weight

Emmal2387
Emmal2387 Posts: 19 Member
edited November 20 in Motivation and Support
Hey all, i have been on meds for my overactive thyroid for 7 weeks now and the weight I had lost through the overactivity has come back and more. Im trying to eat better and do more exercise but I just wanted to know if anybody else was or had been through this??

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  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,169 Member
    edited August 2017
    Hey saw you had no comments

    There is a group for hyper/hypothyroidism where you may be able to get more responses

    I'm hypo so don't know about being hyper
  • KTDNLady
    KTDNLady Posts: 13 Member
    I have been on meds for hyperthyroidism (Graves) for 1 1/2 years. I'm on Tapazole. I gained weight - about 10 pounds and I have been fighting so hard to get it off. With the amount of effort it has taken me to lose 5 pounds, I would have lost about 15 3 years ago. I am pretty frustrated, but I have not given up!!
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    like any thyroid meds it may take time to dial in your dose - maybe the initial one was too high - do you have an appointment for bloodwork followup (normally about 3 months after starting meds)? I'm thyroidless - but it took close to 2yrs to get my meds dialed in correctly
  • Morganbennett1
    Morganbennett1 Posts: 106 Member
    Hang in there.
    I was Hyper, and while on the meds I continued to gain and gain with no luck in losing the weight. I received a radioactive iodine treatment in 2015 which successfully killed off the nodules over producing in my thyroid. I then went hypo, but am now on levothyroxine to correct the hypo. I now fluctuate on the normal to hyper line, and have had no trouble losing weight.

    I would recommend having your doctor adjust your dose and keep checking blood levels. If this doesn't work, maybe try another medication. I had success with Methamazole for awhile before I had the iodine treatment. Also, you could look into other forms of treatment depending on why your thyroid is hyperactive.

    Feel free to add me if you'd like a friend.
  • KTDNLady
    KTDNLady Posts: 13 Member
    I get my blood drawn every 6 weeks. I've been taking meds for almost 2 years. I tried going off the meds a few months ago at the 18 month mark because my thyroid levels were stabilized. But when I went off I was hyper again. So now I am back on. I could have done radioactive iodine, but I did not want to.
  • LZMiner
    LZMiner Posts: 300 Member
    My daughter is hyperthyroid...diagnosed 3 months ago, in part because she lost 10 lbs while eating nonstop! She was told by her doctor that her metabolism would return to normal, taking the methamizole? and her appetite---reason she was eating so much---would need to adjust. She's stayed the same, but it's only been 3 months, so time will tell.
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