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Does Thyronorm Cause Weight Gain?
Question: Hi. I have been on Thyronorm (12.5mcg) since September 2013. Initially the dosage was 25mcg, which I took for a few months before it was reduced to 12.5mcg. My understanding of the effect of taking the drug was that it would make me to lose weight. However, that does not seem to be the case because I have added about 2kg since September 2013, in spite of my strict diet regime (i.e. my weight has increased from 88kg to about 90kg) Please I would like to withdraw from this drug, since I don't want to complicate my health status, considering that I am also currently on Hypertension drug (co-diovan). Please what will be the side effect if I stop taking this drug? I am in my middle forties. Thank you.
Brief Answer:
Continue Thyronorm.
Detailed Answer:
HI
Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for posting your query.
You have been told wrongly or you might have understood wrong. Thyronorm will not cause weight loss.
Thyronorm is a hormonal tablet given in patients with disease called Hypothyroidism . One of the effect of Hypothyroidism is Weight gain and if hypothyroidism is controlled well then the weight gain could be controlled but not reversed.
Also in your case there may be other causes of weight gain like other hormonal imbalances , Adrenal problems or Physical inactivity. In that case just correcting Hypothyroidism will not cause weight loss.
So if you have been prescribed Thyronorm for your Hypothyroidism then you need to continue it because Hypothyroidism will not get cured by itself. By stopping the thyronorm your Hypothyroidism may worsen and that in turn cause complications like lack of energy , high cholesterol , dry skin , Heart problems .
My recommendation is to continue Thyronorm and do Serum TSH , if it is very much normal then we can plan to reduce the dose of Thyronorm even further.
Hope you find this information useful .
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
Continue Thyronorm.
Detailed Answer:
HI
Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for posting your query.
You have been told wrongly or you might have understood wrong. Thyronorm will not cause weight loss.
Thyronorm is a hormonal tablet given in patients with disease called Hypothyroidism . One of the effect of Hypothyroidism is Weight gain and if hypothyroidism is controlled well then the weight gain could be controlled but not reversed.
Also in your case there may be other causes of weight gain like other hormonal imbalances , Adrenal problems or Physical inactivity. In that case just correcting Hypothyroidism will not cause weight loss.
So if you have been prescribed Thyronorm for your Hypothyroidism then you need to continue it because Hypothyroidism will not get cured by itself. By stopping the thyronorm your Hypothyroidism may worsen and that in turn cause complications like lack of energy , high cholesterol , dry skin , Heart problems .
My recommendation is to continue Thyronorm and do Serum TSH , if it is very much normal then we can plan to reduce the dose of Thyronorm even further.
Hope you find this information useful .
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
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