Hello,
I’m wondering if anyone could give advice or have had similar experiences, but I’ve struggled really bad with weight gain on Carbimazole and I feel a bit helpless. I started a 20mg dose in July and within a month a put on 1.5 stone (20lbs). I freaked out. Especially since I had told my endocrinologist and GP that I had actually gained weight despite the hyperactive thyroid, but never at this pace+ at that point I was considered “obese” before being diagnosed and starting meds despite diet changes. It took a lot of convincing me to continue, but my Drs assured me that this amount of weight was okay and my GP made me feel bad bc he was suggesting I was being “vain” and it didn’t matter.
Fast forward and I got a personal trainer and started working on my diet, going into calorie deficit, strength training 4x a week, swimming 2x a week, getting 8k-10k steps a day consistently, and trying my best to reduce stress. This held my weight in place BARELY. No matter what I did, the scale still seemed to uptick 10lbs more and it took a mental toll on me bc I don’t have a lot of money in the 1st place and paying for personal training, therapy, and now a new wardrobe bc I no longer fit anything…. Was such a drastic change for me on top of the symptoms I was experiencing from graves. Alas, I was laid off on top of it in November and since then I’ve been trying so hard to balance everything.
I have managed to keep my routine the same despite everything, but I lost it again today when stepping on the scale and once again seeing I’ve gained a little over 1 stone (15lbs) in a month again. I don’t think this is okay. It’s not natural to gain a copious amount of weight in such a short span in spurts. Both my endocrinologist and GP won’t help. They say maybe in 2 yrs it’ll get better…and the thing is that I don’t wanna live like this for 2 YEARS!!!!! I’m young, I’m 26 yrs old and I don’t want to spend this time absolutely miserable. I’m scared the weight gain will only progress as it’s been 8 months and it packs on in spurts no matter if I’ve kept up my diet and activity.
I want to mention that I also have PCOS and in the summer my when I first met my endo, she didn’t believe me, but test results came back that I was high on testosterone (key indicator) but that she didn’t think it was a “big deal”.
Has anyone gone through this? Anyone had anything that worked for them to help? I’m originally from the US, so NHS has been interesting to navigate, but I feel like my drs are acting negligently. They constantly ignore what I say, even though I feel something much more is happening. I live in Gla, is there anyone in Scotland you’d suggest?
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