HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

What Causes Rapid Increase In Weight?

My friend is a 13 year old female who has always been chunky but gained 60 pounds rapidly after spinal fusion surgery (for scoliosis) and after a staph infection (needing a surgical cleanout and iv antibiotics). That was 2 years ago and now she has a constant headache and chronic fatigue along with insomnia. She has been diagnosed with anemia ( with no cause) and hereditary Hashimotos disease, but after she has been on the levothyroxine there is no improvement on her hair loss and hair/nail brittleness. She has not been able to attend school or live a normal life anymore, due to these debilitating symptoms. Please help
Fri, 28 Nov 2014
Report Abuse
Internal Medicine Specialist,  's  Response
Hi,

I am so sorry to hear about what your friend is going through. With symptom of hypothyroidism persisting even after being on treatment it would be a nice idea to get her doses evaluated. The drug may not be able to correct the symptoms if the dose is not adjusted, Doing a test called TSH would be able to gauge the effectiveness of this medication.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
I find this answer helpful

 1 user finds this helpful
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Loading Online Doctors....
What Causes Rapid Increase In Weight?

Hi, I am so sorry to hear about what your friend is going through. With symptom of hypothyroidism persisting even after being on treatment it would be a nice idea to get her doses evaluated. The drug may not be able to correct the symptoms if the dose is not adjusted, Doing a test called TSH would be able to gauge the effectiveness of this medication. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.