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Synthroid
by elhunt0101, Jul 18, 2008 07:02PM
I have been recently diagnosed with thyroiditis. I'm currently in a hypo stage and have been put on synthroid - 50mg a day. I've been on the meds for 5 weeks and am still gaining weight. I began on June 11 and since then have gained aprx 1.2 lbs a week. I feel bloated and swollen, but when I went to the endo. she said that it would take a while for my metabolism to catch up with my blood work - which now has a TSH of 1.2.
My question is - how long before my weight STOPS going up and begins going back down? And is it normal for bloating??
Thanks so much for your help
sincerly,
Frustrated - Ellie
My question is - how long before my weight STOPS going up and begins going back down? And is it normal for bloating??
Thanks so much for your help
sincerly,
Frustrated - Ellie
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My digestive system is whacky, and that happened independant of the Synthroid.
So I don't know. It's a chicken/egg thing.
I figure I'll give Synthroid about another six months and if things don't get better, I'll try switching to Levoxyl.
In the meantime, I'm trying to get my digestive tract running again. I probably need to work on that harder than I am.
As for other symptoms, some of them do not stop overnight. Your Endo is right. Your body has to catch up.
Good luck, and welcome.