Can you gain weight by increasing your thyroxine??

[hettie]

I have been putting weight on since my thyroxine was increased from 125mg to 150mg. Also my body temperature is all over I can be freezing cold one minute, then I can be too hot. I have been through the menopause so it's not that.

[shaws Administrator]

Unfortunately, some can gain weight with hypo as the metabolism is very slow. You could also be undermedicated so if you have had a recent thyroid gland blood test post them on a new question complete with the ranges as labs differ.

Dr Lowe and some researchers have come to a similar conclusion and this is a link:-

web.archive.org/web/2010112...

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Sounds as if they haven't put your dose up enough. I've never heard of a higher dose of thyroxine putting weight on.

Don't be too quick to dismiss the menopause as a contributing factor. The 2 conditions mimic each other to a degree. Some women never lose the hot flushes. In some it takes years. Some never get them. My thyroid troubles coincided with the menopause (and it was a coincidence), but I do think those two horses have been galloping along together ever since, reinforcing each other. I was consistently too hot during the menopause. Now, like you, I sometimes get cold for almost no reason (or if I'm overtired, which happens very easily now). My temperature control is pretty much busted! Don't know what we do about that. I live in layers of clothing these days and quite often find I'm down to my vest (make sure it's a pretty vest ...) :o)