Hypothyroidism...relief of symptoms?
Lately, I have been struggling with weight gain, depressed moods and the want to sleep more than normal. A year and a half ago, I had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and did not take the Synthroid (I know, I was a BAD patient!). I just started taking it a couple days ago now. Dr. said that it was all classic signs of the underactive thyroid ~ my question is this.... ifs regulating the thyroid activity will alleviate my symptoms, how quickly should I notice some changes/improvement?
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- at least a week if not longer. When I was younger I never took my meds, I can I did not understand how important your thyroid is to be regular. You may want to get more info on it to understand all the effects.
- symptoms will gradually improve over the next few weeks
- I also have hypothyroidism, or hashimoto's thyroid, which is a form of it. I was also perscribed Synthroid, and I did take it :) Over the first few weeks/months I began to feel much more awake and alert, and generally happier. However, it wasn't until I reached a treatment level of Synthroid that I lost about 15 lbs. You should take the medication as the doctor perscribed it, and have him do a blood test to check your levels in about three months (they should do that anyway). At that time they will be able to determine how the medication is working for you, and if necessary they will increase the levels. If you continue to take your medication as perscribed, you will continue to feel more awake, and hopefully, as you increase your activity level, you will be able to lose weight as well. Good luck!