Myexdema Weight Loss Timeframe?

For those that have suffered weight gain due to Myexdema, how long did it take you to lose the weight?

[Ansteynomad]

A stone and a half in the first four months on levo, another half a stone when I switched to NDT and a further seven pounds gradually over the next six months. I am now within seven pounds of my target weight.

[Hidden in reply to Ansteynomad]

What NDT are you on?

[fixit in reply to Ansteynomad]

Ansteynomad, do you mind if I ask I you dieted to achieve this loss or did your weight drop with the optimal dose of medication?

[Trixie64]

When I became hypo, I gained 2 1/2 stone. I gradually lost it all over about a year, but my ankles and feet remain stubbornly swollen. I'm still not right in general because I haven't managed to get the meds exactly right, so I'm hoping that swelling will also disappear in time. I'm now on NDT and am having to add in a littleT3 as well.

[Hidden in reply to Trixie64]

All my labs are normal. Ive been taking my b12 and folate and other vitamins and minerals and I can't figure out why the fluid is not draining.

[Trixie64 in reply to Hidden]

I don't know either I'm afraid. Are you on NDT?

[Hidden in reply to Trixie64]

Not any more because my thyroid levels are normal.

[Jazzw]

It's probably because although your TSH is in normal limits, your FT3 is low. Do you have FT3 results at all?

[Hidden in reply to Jazzw]

Yes. T3 is normal

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

At least its within the medical range. I have a check up in August so I will see what the numbers are then. Last checkup was in April

[Stourie in reply to Hidden]

Yosey there isn't a normal range . It is a reference range and if your tsh is high in the range and your t4 is low then you need more meds. Leave 24 hours between your last dose and your blood test. xx