Appetite changes

[Bride2be]

Does anyone have experience of their thyroid function affecting their appetite? For the last week or so I have had barely any appetite and have just been eating because I know I have to. I am ‘normally’ a big foodie and love cooking and flavours so to have no appetite and no taste for anything is a bit depressing ☹️ Will it pass?

Thanks, K x

[SlowDragon Administrator]

See GP for Full thyroid including Ft3

Lack of appetite and heavy periods suggest under treated and need dose increase

Insist on vitamin testing including iron and ferritin

Do you always get same brand of levothyroxine?

If so which brand?

[Bride2be in reply to SlowDragon]

As yet still undiagnosed as tsh/ ft3 and ft4 have all been low but within nhs parameters and gp blaming it on post pregnancy even though i have positive antibodies and lots of symptoms. Just didn’t know if this lack of appetite was linked. Hoping to get a referral to an endocrinologist x

Thanks SlowDragon- hope to be on some medication soon

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Bride2be]

We ALWAYS recommend getting full thyroid and vitamin testing before consultation

Make sure to get blood test as early as possible in morning before eating or drinking anything other than water

[NWA6]

Absolutely true for me that I loose my appetite when I’m underactive. And yet I gain at least 5kg weight. I just don’t know what to eat. Nothing takes my fancy.

[Lora7again]

I cannot stop eating at the moment and I am losing weight instead of gaining it. I think my metabolism is working a bit too well.

[Wetsuiter]

I have v little appetite. and no longer get a rumbling stomach