What Causes Weight Loss And Tiredness Post Thyronorm Withdrawal?

Posted on Tue, 25 Oct 2016

Question: Hi i had been taking thyronorm 25mg and my tsh t3 andt4 values had come normal two months back.now i have stopped taking the tablets from two three months....am having tiredness and my weight is coming down...almost 8kgs i have reduced.i also have severe hairloss ,depression,laziness and inability to do my work.is this because i have stopped the medicines....?

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (3 hours later)

Brief answer.....explained below
Detailed answer...
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
Your symptoms of laziness,depression,hairloss,irritability are all due to hypothyroidism.
In general a patient of hypothyroidism has to take the artificial thyroxine hormones like THYRONORM almost lifelong.
Your symptoms have returned because of stoppage of THYRONORM.
I would advise you to restart your THYRONORM.
However weightloss doesn't occur in hypothyroidism.
Causes of weightloss could be depression,some autoimmune disorder like coeliac disease or ulcerative colitis,diabetes etc. there is a long list of reasons for weightloss.
I would advise you to consult an endocrinologist for detailed investigations so as to find the exact cause for weight loss.
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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