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Originally Posted by Calista+12
I had the thyroid removed and am now on levothyroxine 100 mc. Does anyone know if the surgery plus the synthetic thyroid drug (even if my levels are normal) can cause weight gain? I am also taking Zoloft, dexadrine and xanax. The dexadrine kills my appetite and I don't eat much. Could it be caused by another drug?
I feel as though I am packing on lbs. but haven't been weiighed.
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I can relate to the thyroid and weight gain. I have hypothyroidism and am on Synthroid and still gain weight.
If your family doctor cant control the weight from your thyroid removal, maybe an endocrinologist could do it I go to a specialist of the endocrine system who has done many test and is a specialist in the thyroid gland. Perhaps you would do better off the synthetic thyroid replacement and on a natural thyroid replacement as example armor-thyroid.
Hope it gets better yet a specialist is the best route in these type of endocrine issues, in my opinion.
take care, kk101