Graves disease and weight gain yahoo answers
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Diagnosed today with Graves disease. I'm a 39 yr old female. Worried about weight gain on Methimazole. Can I take appetite suppressants with this medication?
Everyone is different when it comes to medications and their thyroid disease-though weight loss is more common of Graves' disease, some people gain, just like some people lose weight being hypo.
I was on 5 of methimazole myself when diagnosed with Graves', and gained 15lbs. For me, it was much needed-I had lost nearly thirty pounds in just a few short months being un-medicated.
I wasn’t anoerexic just built small and short so weighing 85 lbs then was normal. I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism in June 2008 and I also have Graves Disease, I now weigh 110 lbs, I gained that 15 lbs within 6 months, that sounds skinny to most people but I used to NOT gain weight no matter how much I ate before I had a thyroid problem so I now exercise and watch what I eat since I can easily gain weight.
My mother was diagnosed in her early 40s with graves disease and her thyroid was removed, around the same time she was diagnosed with stage 3-4 colon cancer. I'm aware there are connections between autoimmune diseases and thyroid and intestinal diseases/conditions. As I'm getting older I'm noticing I'm following in the same physiological footsteps my mother did before she was diagnosed.
I have 2 sisters with hypothyroidism and one with hyperthyroidism. she gotten graves disease . she is starting to gain weight . she had this for over 10 years now. she went through the radioactive iodine and it did not work. she did not want the thyroid removed because of the singing she enjoys. what can she do to loose weight.will the graves disease get worse? it is starting to effect her eyes some. she does not have insurance so I don't even know if she is buying her meds.
I am a 33 yr old female who was diagnosed with Graves disease almost 2 yrs ago. At this point it is pretty much out of control and I am having problems getting into see an Endo. My TSH is .009, T3 1329 and T4 3.94. I have had a numerous amount of symptoms develop over the last few months the one that concerns me the most is a constant feeling of someone chocking me. Although my levels are extremely high I have still managed to gain 25lbs over the past year and a half.
I had a thyroidectomy a 2 years ago and i suffer from graves disease. I have noticed a significant change in my body including tiredness, lack of concerntration, lack of motivation, deterioration in skin elasticity and infrequent menstral cycles. my levels have always been fine and i take 150mg of thryroxine daily. I feel too tired to live a normal full life and do not have the energy to work out to loss the wieght. And solutions for me?
i have hyperthyroid.. is there any bad impact of taking avacado for trying to
What was the basis for the hyper diagnosis? Please post whatever thyroid test results and reference ranges you have so that members can provide the best response.
I was recently diagnosed with Graves Disease which is an autoimmune disease associated with ur thyroid. I have noticed that I'm needing more pain meds than normal to relieve my pain. My question is, does this disease affect the relief I am supposed 2 be receiving from my normal dose? Basically, does my pain meds need to be increased or does my thyroid affect the digestion process of the meds?
I am only addressing the thyroid levels.
Which states you are hyperthyroid and T-3 toxicosis which is seen in Graves' disease. This could be the reason for your fatigue and possibly weight gain. Not all hypers lose weight.
The solution for thyroid is to get treatment for the hyper side of the disease. Either RAI or ATDs. Surgery is an option with growing, hyperfunctioning nodule or thyroid cancer, which would entail more test to verify.
MY TSH IS LOW BUT MY T3 AND T4 ARE NORMAL MY TPO WAS OVER 24,000 MY TPI WAS ELEVATED AND MY SCAN SHOWED NODULES AND GRAVES BUT AGAIN I DO NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS BUT WEIGHT WHICH RIGHT NOW I AM OK WITH AS MY WEIGHT CURRENTLY IS 145. I HAVE THE MEDICATION TAPAZOLE 5MG BUT MY ENDO TOLD ME TO JUST TAKE 1/2 A PILL EVERY OTHER DAY. I WAS JUST HOPING THAT MAYBE IT WOULD HELP LOSE THE COUPLE OF POUNDS I HAVE GAINED.
What result is that? Is it a TSH level? A TSH of 0.28 is quite low... TSH is counter-intuitive; when it's high, thyroid hormone levels are, typically, too low and when it's low, thyroid hormone levels are, typically, too high... the latter is the case with Graves Disease: low TSH/high thyroid hormones.
Is that the only test you've had done? What about Free T4 and Free T3? It's very rare to gain weight with Graves Disease, though not impossible.
I just want to make sure that if I maintain my activity and eating healthy, will that prevent weight gain. I saw hair loss, rashes, and hoarse voices can also result from this drug. How common are these. I am 31 and have always been healthy. This year was very stressful because I am getting an MBA and work full time so I don't know if the stress caused this or if it something that I already had?
Any advice with this medication would greatly be appreciated.
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