Title: Synthroid (Levothyroxine) & Weight Loss: A Common Experience - Mental Health Daily
Headings: Synthroid (Levothyroxine) & Weight Loss: A Common Experience
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: The amount of weight loss that occurs from synthroid, as well as how quickly it occurs, will likely be contingent upon how long you lived with untreated hypothyroidism and the severity of your hypothyroidism. How Synthroid (Levothyroxine) May Cause Weight Loss
There are many possible ways in which synthroid may contribute to weight loss. In most cases, weight loss resulting from synthroid usage should be chalked up to the fact that it corrects an abnormal and/or dysfunctional basal metabolic rate (BMR) associated with hypothyroidism. It is the correction of BMR (by promoting an increase) that leads to weight loss. Other ways in which synthroid may cause weight loss include: appetite reduction, cognitive enhancement, increased energy, altered neurotransmission, and side effects (e.g. diarrhea). Appetite reduction: Many synthroid users report that the drug decreases and/or suppresses their appetite. Assuming you feel less hungry than usual while taking synthroid, there’s a good chance that you’ll probably eat less food and end up losing some weight. In a subset of individuals diagnosed with hypothyroidism, an overwhelming appetite is problematic and leads to constant overeating.