Thyroid meds and weight gain

[jodie444]

Hi I was put on thyroid meds when I was 60 I was only 10.4 stone .I have been on 100.for 4 years and put weight on now 11.9 stone Dr say not posable ..I have gone from a size 10 to a 14 I eat a very healthy diet any thoughts

[bantam12]

What are your blood results ? You maybe need an increase.

[jodie444 in reply to bantam12]

Blood result are good and B12 and D are very good went to see the endo last week he said not possible to put weight on go on a dite I told him I only eat 1.3thousand cal a day some time less I work out every day swim run horse ride ?????

[Naomi8 in reply to jodie444]

Ask for a print-out of all your results & post them on here for members to help you confirm that your levels are in the range needed for people with an underactive thyroid on replacement medication.Doctors often say levels are fine,or good,or OK when in reality,they are not adequate for optimal health with this condition.

[marsaday]

This is very common and Dr Blanchard talks about it in his book

amazon.co.uk/dp/B009BVWOVM/...

In some people the T4 stimulates hormones in the stomach and the person feels more hungry and so eats more. His solution is to take the T4 a little before eating.

Obviously you may be undermedicated and so this needs to be looked at first, but if you feel healthy and are generally doing well, but putting on this weight then this may be a simple solution.

The book is a great and simple read. Really worth a look.

[jodie444 in reply to marsaday]

Thank you I will buy it