Thyroid medicine

OK my mom is taking 100 mg thyroid medicine and she was wanting to know if that would cause her to gain weight and if it does then would she be able to stop taking it with out any trouble at all and what would that kind of medicine do to some one like the side effects of it the medicine is called synthroid or levothyroxin
michaeldownard
Asked Jan 29, 2010
Edited Jan 29, 2010
First of all, if you're having thyroid problems, then your weight is the least of your worries. I mean honestly, it's quite possibly the dumbest thing in the world to stop taking a medication for vanity. As for whether the the medication is causing her to gain weight or not, that depends on the medication itself. You would have to provide us with the name of the specific name of the medication. Lastly, "to some one like the side effects of it" makes no sense grammatically so I have no idea what on Earth you are asking.
Oni_Kami
Answered Jan 29, 2010
ok it is synthroid or levothyroxin is the name 150 mgs i am asking if she stops taking it would there be anything wrong with her like would she go into coma or would it kill her also when she is taking it would that medicine its self cause her to gain weight so is that one side effect of taking that medicine.
You said 100mg in your original post, so which is it? 50 mg is a big difference when it comes to medication. As for what will happen if she stops taking it, well it depends on why she's taking these medications. What's wrong with her thyroid?

As for the weight gain, well a lot of people have had weight gain on synthroid, however it's generally not associated with weight gain. So the bottom line is people have started on synthroid, gained weight, and then blamed the synthroid, however that's not the actual cause.
im taking medicine for my thyroid and I was wondering how long is it going to take for me to feel better iv been taking it for a month and I feel allitle better but not a lot better. Iv been taking it for three weeks and will I lose weight with it soon .
sjohnson
Answered May 21, 2010
Edited May 21, 2010

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