Posted by lissy on January 14, 2002, at 18:42:56
In reply to Re: Could synthroid cause appetite increase??, posted by IsoM on January 14, 2002, at 18:30:49
> I have hypothyroidism & it's treated by Synthroid too. When it was initially treated, I never realised how much my appetite had gone down before. Everything tasted so good again. I shovelled my meals in, it was so tasty. My eating didn't keep on increasing as I grew used to the true flavour of foods but I did start eating more. I didn't gain wieght, on the contrary, I lost weight as I became more active again.
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> Vitamin/mineral supplements won't make a person hungry. Are you just very hungry or are you actually over-eating & gaining too much weight?
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> > I have been on Synthroid for about 3 years and since my last
> > recent increase in dosage which was about 2 months ago,
> > my appetite started getting huge about a couple weeks after
> > starting the increase I was wondering if it could be the Synthroid
> > or if me starting to take One-a-day maximum multivitamins
> > could cause it. I know it sounds crazy, since synthroid
> > isn't suppose to increase appetite or weight, but neither
> > were paxil or effexor and I had gained weight a few years
> > ago on both of those.
Thank you all for replying, I will be having my
blood test in a few weeks to see if this is the right dosage and it will be interesting to see if I'm taking too much. That is a very interesting thought. IsoM, I haven't lost any weight but
was afraid to get on the scale for awhile fearing
what these weeks of pigging out are doing but I did the other day and I haven't gained anything to my surprise. I thought maybe my scale was broken. I haven't felt too active though. I hope if I'm taking too much I will be okay to wait a few weeks or would it be doing some damage to me?
Also, I have been on synthroid for 3 years and
I still don't have much energy and does it seem normal that about once or twice a year I need my dose increased? Does that happen to alot of hypothyroids or is it uncommon? Does anyone else know? Thanks again
poster:lissy
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