Title: The Best Thyroid Medication for Weight Loss - Thyroid Advisor
Headings: The Best Thyroid Medication for Weight Loss
The Best Thyroid Medication for Weight Loss
Thyroid Advisor
August 3, 2020
The link between hypothyroidism and weight gain
What are thyroid medications?
The best thyroid medications that can help you lose weight
Desiccated thyroid
Liothyronine
Levothyroxine
Liotrix
Conclusion
References

Content: A double-blind study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism investigated and then compared the effects of Levothyroxine and Liothyronine. The results showed that both thyroid medications helped increase thyroid hormone levels. It is worth mentioning that the use of Liothyronine helped achieve significant weight loss results. [ v]
Levothyroxine
Levothyroxine is the drug of choice when it comes to treating hypothyroidism. [ vi] This thyroid drug is identical to the T4 hormone, which is later converted in T3, once introduced in the body. Apart from being used to treat low thyroid hormone levels, it is also used as a part of the prevention and treatment process for goiter, as well as in the treatment of thyroid cancer. Dangerous side-effects can occur from the misuse of Levothyroxine, as this medication is not meant to be used to treat obesity and weight problems. The prescribed daily dose is to be respected at all times. There are two methods of use – oral use, when a Levothyroxine tablet or capsule is taken by the mouth, preferably on an empty stomach, and an injection given as an infusion in the vein. Levothyroxine can cause some mild to more serious side-effects.