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8 years ago•6 Replies

Hi is there any diet pill you can take while using thyroxine. Thanks. Or which diet is best to follow.

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Ruthi8 years ago

If you are properly medicated you almost certainly won't need to diet. And DEFINITELY don't resort to diet pills!

Do you have your latest test results? If not you can ask for them at the doctors. Post them here, together with the ranges and the experts will tell you if you are properly medicated.

LtAngua528 years ago

Despite my best efforts and losing some on a low carb/high fat diet, I have discovered that I am slightly undermedicated. Now that I have started t3 and be medicated properly I am hoping my weight will drop naturally. So as ruthi says, you may need to look at your meds. Have a bloid test and post results here, that may be just the thing that helps you.

mandy728 years ago

im under medicated and losing on slimming world, its the only diet ive ever managed to lose weight on, its a slow process and i have good weeks and bad weeks

greygoose8 years ago

Totally agree with Ruthi. Diet pills will wreck your health. You have put on weight because you are hypo, you will lose it when your T3 is optimal. Diets are counter-productive. They probably won't make you lose weight, but could make you put more on.

Don't count calories. Just eat clean and eat well. Plenty of protein and good fats - butter, animal fat, olive oil, nut oils, avocado - but not seed oils. Cut out processed foods and go easy on the sugar. Plenty of fresh fruit and veg; some carbs because you need them for conversion; not too much roughage because it reduces absorption of your levo/T3. And don't skimp on the salt, because adrenals need salt. But, never, ever consume any form of unfermented soy.

Do you have Hashi's? Because if you do, it's a good idea to try going gluten-free. A lot of people have found they've lost weight on gluten-free.

Pollypb8 years ago

Hi over the years the only diet that has worked for me is low carb (ie. Atkins) or Camridge/Lighter Life. I took diet pills after the birth of my first child and strongly believe this is what wrecked my thyroid as it was after the birth if my second I was diagnosed but symptoms had been there a while, I would never go back to them.

shawsAdministrator8 years ago

I think if we're struggling due to not being on sufficient thyroid hormones, that an appetite suppressant pill isn't a good idea. Usually weight gain is one of the most common of clinical symptoms and levothyroxine might not give us the relief we require and sufficient to keep weight in check. When on an optimum (including some T3 which is the active hormone) weight should reduce and of course some dieting may help it along.