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: 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. There is less blinking. The person may have double vision, itching and weeping-not a pretty look. Expand...
This is NOT a good way to lose weight-the risks are just too much to make up for any benefit in losing weight!! The best way to lose it to cut back calories and increase activity, especially aerobic activity, to burn stored fat. Unfortunately there are no magic cures for weight loss.