Gain Weight With Thyroid Medication (Page 4)
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I have been on 50 mcg of levothyroxine for 5 months and I have gained 15 pounds. My doctor tells me that it should be the opposite and that I should loose weight. Is this possible? Have any of you taking this drug has experienced the same?

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my bones hurt not bobes!
I am thirsty and get low at times does anyone else experience bone and joint aching?

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I have gone from 25 to150 ,gained weight,joint pain wakes me up and my bobes 'hurt'I get burning sensation in my feet,but my levels are still not right and I am being tested for rheumatoid arthritis as well!

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i am at logger heads with my doctor she has changed my med 4 times in 7 months and i have put 2 stone on i am now on 100 got terrible joint pain very emotional i used to run 4 miles 4 times a week now i struggle to get upstairs

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I have been on 50 mcg of this same med. For 9 days and gained 15 pounds:( I don't know what to do!!!!

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I have been on levothyroxine 75mcg for 4 years and have gained 130 lbs. My docs don't seem to care. They keep telling me to go on a diet and even prescribed me phentermine. No weight loss to date.

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I also was on Levothyroxine 50 for a few months and gained 10 pounds and had severe constipation. My doctor told me not diet and take Metamucil. I felt sure it was the medicine working opposite because maybe it wasn't strong enough. Either way, I stopped it and my constipation has gone away, but still have the extra weight.

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I have gained 15 pounds on synthroid. It made me edgy and caused gastrointestinal problems.

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I was on 50mg for about 2 weeks and noticed I had gained 10 pounds. So I stopped taking it and gained another 15lbs. now my test showed me to be 5.9 and my new doctor put me on 15mg. She said this will help me loose weight that the 50mg wasn't strong enough to help me not gain the weight.

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