Title: Synthroid (Levothyroxine) & Weight Loss: A Common Experience - Mental Health Daily
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Synthroid (Levothyroxine) & Weight Loss: A Common Experience
Synthroid (Levothyroxine) and Weight Loss: A Common Experience
How Synthroid (Levothyroxine) May Cause Weight Loss
Variables that may influence weight loss from Synthroid (Levothyroxine)
Synthroid Dosage
Time span
Hypothyroidism details
Co-administered substances
Other individual factors
Synthroid (Levothyroxine) & Weight Loss: The Research
How much weight will you lose while taking synthroid (levothyroxine)?
Does everybody lose weight while taking synthroid (levothyroxine)?
Have you lost weight while taking Synthroid (levothyroxine)?

Content: It is possible that the reduction of ghrelin as a result of synthroid administration leads users to feel more satiated with fewer food cravings than usual. ( Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23339003)
Gut bacteria: There is some evidence to suggest that some cases of hypothyroidism may be caused by small-intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) within the gut. It is known that a person’s gut bacteria can be predictive of whether they’re likely to lose or gain weight from eating a certain set of foods. One person with a specific gut microbiome may differ significantly in terms of weight loss/gain from a particular food – than a person with a different gut microbiome. It may be necessary to consider that administration of synthroid may alter a person’s gut microbe in such a way as to promote weight loss. Metabolism increase: The primary reason synthroid users experience weight loss is related to an increase in basal metabolic rate (BMR). As was already discussed, individuals with hypothyroidism tend to exhibit abnormally slow basal metabolic rates.