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Has anyone had there BM turn completely green and a little too loose?
Question posted by Acarajj02 on 20 Aug 2011 • 2 answers
Related support groups: thyroid disease, levothyroxine, doctor, thyroid, hashimoto's disease, underactive thyroid
jaroslaw666's response: You're obviously using a computer so Google should be your new best friend. Simply Google 'green bowel movement' and you'll get a bezillion hits. Check them out to see what situations they describe might apply to you. One that stood out to me had to ...
Has anyone experienced major weight gain after starting Levothyroxine?
Question posted by yorkgreen... on 18 Mar 2010 • 1 answer
Related support groups: underactive thyroid, thyroid disease, levothyroxine, weight, obesity
jaroslaw666's comment: Suzanne's first comment is right on. Weight gain is not a normal side effect of taking levo and too much of it could cause weight loss, the opposite of what you report. Your doc should get involved. You're more likely than not still HYPOthyroid and ...
My doc tells me it is virtually impossible to gain weight on 88mg of Levothyroxine. I am A?
Question posted by jesipb on 23 Jul 2011 • 2 answers
Related support groups: levothyroxine, weight, underactive thyroid, hypothyroidism
jaroslaw666's answer: Thyroid hormones mediate metabolism. If you're hypothyroid - insufficient hormone - metabolism slows down, you burn fewer calories so it's easy to gain weight as your consumed calories go 'unburned' and are stored as fats. Conversely, if you're ...
Underactive Thyroid - I have been taking Levothyroxine 50 MCG since November 2009 with no no more?
Question posted by jdepugh on 16 Jun 2011 • 4 answers
Related support groups: underactive thyroid, thyroid disease, levothyroxine, fatigue, blood disorders, thyroid
jaroslaw666's comment: Hi Laura, I needed to lower my sodium, cut my fat intake and lower my carb intake because of diabetes and heart disease. I got right into it. Then I realized that my quality of life as I saw it had declined because in addition to 'eating to live', ...
Should a person be on 4 blood pressure meds at one time?
Question posted by flintlock... on 20 Feb 2011 • 4 answers
Related support groups: bystolic, diovan, synthroid, blood disorders
jaroslaw666's answer: Logic dictates that a second and then a third agent for blood pressure would only be added if response to the first, then response to the first two did not achieve adequate control. Without knowing your pre-treatment BP levels and how they changed ...
How is synthroid (levothhyroxine) made? Where does it come from?
Question posted by eironbull on 28 Feb 2011 • 1 answer
Related support groups: synthroid, levothyroxine, underactive thyroid, hypothyroidism
jaroslaw666's answer: Here in Canada, the only 'natural' thyroid hormone available is desiccated - 'dried out' - pig thyroid gland. Using any animal product creates the risk of an immune reaction: our bodies recognize 'foreign' substances and try to destroy them. This ...