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Suffering From Thyroid Problem, Weight Gain. Treatment?
hello doctor .i have one question about my mother in law she has thyroid problem she is taking medicines from 10months, she is in between 50 to 60 yrs old. As doctors said the thyroid is in initial stage, but she noticed some weight gained over all this months even after taking all precautions, as per doctors advice for weight loss, what is the best treatment to reduce the weight & to cure thyroid.
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
hi
I think your mother in law is a patient of hypothhyroidism and she needs treatment with thyroxine at the dose of 100 micrograms ....she is getting fat coz the hypothyroidism causes severe water retention and she may go into hypothyroid coma.if despite getting thyroxine she is getting fat the sistern disease of hypothyroidism is cushings disease. check her cortisol level
if you treat her hypothyroidism and/or cushing disease she will be cured with less weight
take care....
I think your mother in law is a patient of hypothhyroidism and she needs treatment with thyroxine at the dose of 100 micrograms ....she is getting fat coz the hypothyroidism causes severe water retention and she may go into hypothyroid coma.if despite getting thyroxine she is getting fat the sistern disease of hypothyroidism is cushings disease. check her cortisol level
if you treat her hypothyroidism and/or cushing disease she will be cured with less weight
take care....
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