Graves disease medication weight gain
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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 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.
Sometimes im like a bear with a saw head but other than that i feel well. I have not taken any medication for my graves because of fear of gaining weight , Please can you answer why my weight has increased without any meds???? the doc prescribed me to Carbimizole. If i take carbimizole will i lose the weight. Im so confused!!!!
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?
No you will not lose weight while on Tapazole as this med blocks the thyroid function causing weight gain.
I tried everything I possibly could...treadmill, healthy foods and still no weight loss.
Not until my levels were stable.
Worry about the thyroid issue first and getting well and the weight will then sort itself out.
I went from 55kgs to 71kgs and am now at 60kgs.
But as my Doc said to me.........you will never get back down to the weight you was as the weight was HYPER weight.
Hi All, i was diagnosed with graves disease in December 2011, felt all the typical hyperthyroid symptoms, except I put on 6-8 kg between may to november 2011. I was put on 40mg neo mercazole in December, and my endo reduced it to 20mg/day in January, when my T3 and T4 were within normal range, except for very low TSH. I also had bulging eyes in December, which was reduced significantly by March 2012, when my T4 and TSH were normal, but T3 below normal.
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.
I think I have been living with it for years and i am just scared it will cause weight gain to treat when i have been able to eat whatever i want and never gain any weight. i am used to the sweating i just dont buy light coloured shirts that are tight on the arm pits, my work hours let me stay up late and sleep in, my heart rate pounding at night is annnoying along with how itchy my shins are but i think i would rather have that then gain weight, sounds terrible but its true.
2007 and had RAI in August. I am currently in hypo land. When I had Graves I lost 10 lbs from my normal weight of 125. I have been hypo since November, 2007 and have a TSH right now of 15, meaning pretty hypo still. In any case with regards to weight, I think everyone is different. Throughout this whole ordeal, I have gained 7 lbs. Typically I weigh 125 and now am at 132.
Weight was a huge worry for me.
In my research to find out why I wasn’t losing weight, I found out the thyroid medication I’m on causes weight gain and makes it difficult to lose it. I’m desperate to lose weight. I’m wondering if I would be a candidate for gastric sleeve?
Thank you.
Yeah sounds like she could indeed have a thyroid disease. Graves disease in particular starts off overactive, and symptoms are usually ignored or not noticed...for me it was impossible to gain weight, I had way too much energy and difficulty sleeping. When the thyroid gets overworked though the opposite happens and you become underactive, very quick weight gain and extreme tiredness.
If I start medication, will the unexplained weight gain stop? Can anyone say that when they take their thryoid medication that their weight problems stopped?
If someone has a hyperactive thyroid land and they get it corrected/taking medications and what not for it, does this mean that they will definltey gain weight since their metabolism will slow down significantly? And will this person be able to maintain their old ways of eating a lot, due to the disorder in the first place?
half ago, also hv other medical conditions ie, sjogrens, rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure .. I was treated for hyperthyroid/graves disease a yr ago with a dose of radiation taken orally. I've since that time been taking levothyroxine. I lost my insu shortly after my initial treatment & don't know what my levels are. Some symptoms prior to treatment were rapid weight loss, adult acne, heart issues, severe hair loss, bulging eyes, severe tremors and a total heat intolerance.
I was Diagnosed and Treated with radioactive Iodine for Graves Disease in the Fall of last year. Since then I have been battling hair loss, weight gain, muscle cramps and extreme tiredness. I recently in May went on the synthroid but haven't had much change except for the muscle cramps have reduced. My question is though, how does taking synthroid effect your periods.
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