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: When synthroid is taken, basal metabolic rate is corrected (or normalized) and weight loss occurs without much effort. This may result in weight loss without any change in lifestyle, dietary intake, etc. When you’re burning more energy at rest as a result of an increase in basal metabolic rate (compared to pre-synthroid treatment), weight loss is likely to occur. Neurochemistry: There is evidence to suggest that synthroid (levothyroxine) affects neurotransmission and neural activation (of particular regions). For this reason, it should be hypothesized that altered concentrations of neurotransmitters (e.g. monoamines) and/or changes in neural activation following synthroid administration – may contribute (directly or indirectly) to weight loss. It is understood that neurochemical changes can affect propensity to lose weight. Placebo effect: It may be necessary to consider that in a subset of synthroid users, the placebo effect contributes to weight loss. Some individuals may expect to lose weight while taking synthroid, and the weight loss becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy.