Title: Is it safe to take levothyroxine to lose weight?
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Is it safe to take levothyroxine to lose weight?
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Content: Don't add any additional stress esp hormonal changes to your body if it's not necessary. PE
Peanut564 19 Jan 2017
If you take Synthroid when you don't need it, your body will stop making the thyroid hormones naturally. So you'll in turn make your thyroid under-active. Under-active = fat
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DzooBaby 27 Nov 2012
Too much thyroid when not needed is very bad for your body. It can cause an increased heart rate which can be hard on the heart. Too much thyroid can cause Nervousness, Insomnia, Emotional swings, Sweating, Hand tremor, Palpitations, Unexplained weight loss (often despite increased appetite), Sensitivity to warm temperatures (feeling hot all the time), Muscle weakness, Shortness of breath. In women, menstrual periods may become less frequent or stop altogether. The increased hormones may cause heart failure or heart-related chest pain called angina. Too much thyroid hormone can cause swelling of tissues around the eyes, which creates a characteristic "staring" or "frightened" appearance. The eyes bulge out and the eyelids appear to be pulled back.