The short version of the story is that upon starting thyroid meds, my appetite disappeared and I gained a couple of pounds that I had a hard time shaking between September and May.
The "fix" in June was to add one med (T3), to up the metabolism and help with the constant cold in winter weather and air conditioned environments. It helped some, but I gained a couple more pounds and still wasn't that hungry.
The "tweak" was to up the T3 by 1.5x the dosage. In 7 days I've gained 2 additional pounds. (For those who like numbers, that's 4 freaking pounds in a month! ) No, I haven't been off of my diet. And yes, I am mid half marathon training so I'm still running like usual, along with my cross training days. And yes, I am EXTREMELY upset about the fact that I am probably 2 pounds away from needing to buy pants 1 size bigger.
Even worse, my Endo wants to wait 2 more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By that time I hate to think where I'll be weight-wise if this current trend keeps up. (I don't think wearing sweats or spandex shorts to work is going to go over so well, but even now my pants are pretty tight. )
I had a really good cry and beat the stuffing out of a pillow, but neither helped at all and I am still very, very, very unhappy. Okay I'm so angry and frustrated that I almost can't see straight. I have an appointment with my dietician tomorrow, but don't know if she'll have any better ideas of how to avoid any more weight gain.
Right now, I'm just trying to add a few hundred calories (because I'm wondering if my body thinks it's in "starvation" mode from too few calories for where the T3 put my metabolism) in the hopes that that is really the culprit, not the meds.
These extra 7 pounds actually do make me feel awful and weighed down more than usual. Running is not fun anymore, and my knees are not amused with the extra weight when running.
And what's worse is that I didn't "do" anything to deserve THIS kind of weight gain. (I would be upset, but feel way less helpless, confused, angry, and ready to put my fist through a wall if this really WAS my fault.)
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I've managed to get down a pound and a half since posting this originally and at least my clothes feel closer to normal.
I haven't felt deprived staying on the lower carb end of the world, but have noticed I have to be more careful about watching my blood sugar levels. This morning I had a rather unpleasant episode when I woke up, and a granola bar before I went out to run really helped. Apparently there is a fine line between going to bed slightly hungry and going to bed a bit too hungry.
Live and learn, I guess.
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One other thing I forgot to mention earlier. Having read about your condition, I'm sure you already know this.
There are a number of foods that interfere with absorption of thyroid meds, including soy products, milk and cruciferous vegetables.
Just a thought. Hope you get it all worked out soon.
As I think you know, I am 7 years into my journey (this month, in fact) and have never made it to goal weight. In fact, I'm heavier than I was a year or two into my journey though, thank goodness, have never gone all the way back to my original weight (came close last spring, though) or gained back all my weight and more, which was my previous pattern.
I'll be the first to admit that some of that is because I struggle with being as strict as I need to be on a "forever" basis to lose/maintain weight and that I still eat too many sweets, but I don't think that's all of it. I struggle constantly just to lose a quarter of a pound.
Posts: 7864 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Sheri, I'm on Cytomel now. They just upped it from 5mcg to 7.5 mcg.
Cate, I have done pretty well on the Synthroid since I started it back in September. Most of my symptoms have improved, and we added the Cytomel to help with the worst of the lingering symptoms that I couldn't live with. I have seen many forums where people have done what you've done, Cate, and that would certainly be an option if this doesn't work. I do need to get better about iodized salt, though, I always use sea salt.
I do think my endo listens, but I think that he considers it "normal" to see some weight gain for thyroid patients, even my dietician says it seems to be the norm. However, I think my endo just thinks I'm overreacting about the weight gain, and while he KNOWS I've lost a ton of weight and kept it off, I don't think he's ever been so overweight and then had to lose it so that he would understand that even this "small" gain can have an impact.
And yes, I will admit, even my dietician knows I get a little bonkers about ANY weight gain anyway. I've done some serious research online and at work (one of the times I'm really grateful that I work in a library) and am just tweaking my diet (which is already mostly thyroid friendly). I'm cutting a few more carb calories out in favor of protein and low sugar fruits & veggies, but I'm also upping my calories slightly.
My dietician also said that I'm kind of in uncharted territory for her (and probably many medical professionals) in that I'd already lost so much weight and THEN went on the thyroid meds. Nobody really knows how to fix what's going on, so it's all trial and error right now. And my body was already resistant to losing much more weight anyway, since I've already lost so much.
At least I'm doing something, which is better than nothing. I'm down almost a pound today, which helps some mentally, but doesn't really feel like much of a physical change yet. And I've promised my dietician I will only change one thing a week. (I go back in 2.)This message has been edited. Last edited by: Coaster Girl,
Life is like a roller coaster, with lots of ups and downs, but the curves, spirals, loops and corkscrews are what make life interesting.
I know that a lot of people are going to be horrified by this, but both my cousin and I were on Synthroid, and it didn't seem to help the underlying issue. I eventually just went off of mine on my own, she went off with medical supervision. I've been using iodized salt and various seaweeds in my diet, and that has helped me. If you read around online you'll find there are a lot of people with thyroid issues who have not been helped with supplemental thyroid (synthroid, etc) and who ended up finding their own methods of dealing with this..
Sorry to hear this, Laura...I can feel your frustration about the weight gain.
It's odd that the T3 caused you to gain because adding T3 was the thing that finally allowed me to lose a little. I get my T3 in Cytomel. What did your endo prescribe for that?
Has he/she not considered upping your Synthroid (or whatever your main thyroid med is)? I know that can cause another whole host of problems (like sleepnessness--I tried going up from 0.75 to 0.88 for 3 days and couldn't sleep), but if your T3/T4 numbers support it, you could ask to at least try a slight increase in dosage.
I was on Synthroid alone for MANY years (I've been hypothyroid for close to 30 years) and then read about Cytomel on SparkPeople after starting my journey in 2003. At my next appointment, I ask my endo to let me try it. He did. It was no miracle drug or anything, but it did allow me to start losing again (minimally, but better than nothing).
If you feel that your endo is not taking your feelings seriously, try another endo. I was lucky that I had a really good relationship with mine; although he was very conservative in his approach, I always knew he had my best interests (and health) at heart.
Sending you hugs and hoping it all gets worked out.
Posts: 7864 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
(For those who like numbers, that's 4 freaking pounds in a month! 
) No, I haven't been off of my diet. And yes, I am mid half marathon training so I'm still running like usual, along with my cross training days. And yes, I am EXTREMELY upset about the fact that I am probably 2 pounds away from needing to buy pants 1 size bigger.
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