Will I Lose Weight on Thyroid Medication?
October 16, 2013 — Decreased Thyroid Function, or Hypothyroidism, Is Commonly Associated with Weight Gain. but Contrary to Popular Belief, Effective Treatment...
October 16, 2013 — Decreased thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, is commonly associated with weight gain. But contrary to popular belief, effective treatment with levothyroxine (LT4) to restore normal thyroid hormone levels is not associated with clinically significant weight loss in most people.
Do you lose weight on levothyroxine?
A daily dose of levothyroxine (Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid) will rev up your thyroid hormone production again, and with it, your metabolism. Once you're on the right dose, your weight should stabilize, and you shouldn't have any more trouble losing weight than anyone else.
Which thyroid medication is best for weight loss?
T3 medication as compared with 'gold standard' synthetic T4 medication levothyroxine (L-T4) resulted in significant weight loss of 11.9kg with a significance of P = 0.009. This study reported in the The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism included fourteen hypothyroid patients.
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