Hyperthyroidism made me put on weight

An untreated overactive thyroid can lead to life threatening medical conditions. You must take the medication. Please read the blogs on this site - they give good support.

linda

I have also been diagonised with Hyper recently and been on Carbimazole 10mg before I was on 20mg since July 3months. I am slim and it is depressing me now that I am putting on weight. It does not show but my clothes are getting tighter.

Has anybody finished the course and found that they have gone back to their normal weight. I feel like to stop taking the tablets. My levels are ok now.

Please help and let me know if you have experienced anything. I am also getting tired. Time to time I feel shaky and get moody as well.

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I was diagnosed with hyper 1 week ago. The Dr thought I may be hypo, I was hungry all the time until about 2 weeks ago, tired, had lost energy and became increasingly inactive and massive weight gain, I was easily short of breath. I actually went to GP for something entirely different!

Now on carbimazole 20mg daily and I guess I need to be patient to wait for it to work. With hindsight I can now see the lead up to the diagnosis, the pounding heart and rapid heart beat. I was beating myself up for getting fat, lazy and unfit. I hope that I will lose the extra weight, how are others getting on?

Same thing happened to me - just thought I was overweight and unfit, The Dr. couldn't believe I didn't go to the doctor earlier.

I've put on about 6kg in about the 4months I've been taking carbimazole (30mg daily, now reduced to 15mg). I had actually gained weight before I went to the doctor so have a lot to lose! I feel like my weight isn't increasing anymore, its been the same for a month or so. But its just so hard to lose any weight.

I asked the specialist about the weight gain and she jst said 'it would sort itself out when thyroid was back to normal'. Not very reassuring.

It would be helpful to know how long until my metabolism can get back to normal and can start to regulate weight - really don't want to gain more weight.

same thing happening to me. only been on carbimazole for 3 weeks and gained 1lb a week so far and i am a member of a slimming club. it has taken me a year to almost reach my target, not happy yo be gaining now.

seeing specialist in 3 weeks. have huge swelling in neck which feels like someone has their habds around my throat all the time. taking propranolol at night and this is helping, but having very vivid dreams. any one else had this?

I was diagnosed 3 years ago and I also put on a lot of weight. I started on 60mg of Carbimazole and for the last few months have been down to 5mg. I have been very careful with what I eat and in 4 months have only lost 8lbs. My Dr has told me that because an over active thyroid symptom is usually weight loss, the Carbimazole is trying to make you put weight on! So unfortunately while you are taking the tablets you will find it an uphill battle to lose weight. I also am suffering with hot flushes even though my levels are nearly back to normal these flushes have continued. My Dr said that it is because the Thyroid is causing a mini menopause and they could continue for another 2 yrs or so? So seems like we can't win! All I can say is you are not on your own and there are lots of us out there. :hug:

Having an utterly exhausted two days now sleeping 12 hours not working and still tired!  yes have put on weight too nothing fits me, appetite is all over the place, every joint in my body aches. so sick of it, just want to be rid of these damned nodules . so you have my sypathy unfortunately this seems to be a long process and carbimazole isn't makinge feel crash hot either!  have beem doing this for a year, all i can say is be kind to ypurself and hang in there. focus on weight loss when you are better!

Hi did anyone lose weight when they stopped taking carbinzole ? its been over a year , how is everyone, I put on lots of weight and am now on 5 mg so hope to be off it soon  

I've been diagnosed with an overactive thyroid today. Although I've had symtoms of both hypo and hyper. I've had a baby 11 weeks ago and struggling to get weight off. Only to have since gained more... I'm usually a slim girl. About 8st to 8st 10lb max... now 10st 13lb and gaining.... I'm having hot flushes every day. Night sweats and sleeping paternity is up and down. Waking in the night. I'm also exhausted all the time. I'm emotional and very irritable. I'm also wanting to be on the go.... although I'm shattered. I'm also getting palpitations. I'm starving all the time... and eating double my usual food intake...quite scary. Hope this helps others... I'm waiting for an urgent appointment coming through.

And.... the good news folks, when you come off Carbimazole you'll eventually lose weight. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and graves disease, along with mild thyroid eye disease over 2 years ago. I did a year course on Carbimazole and then last July my Endocrinologist put me on block and replacement, block natural thyroid function Carbimazole and put in synthetic thyroid Thyroxine. I'm in the UK.

December 1st 2016 I came off both medications and my thyroid is more or less stable. My first blood test in January came back T3 was slightly high at 6, February blood test T3 had gone down to 4.5 and currently TSH hardly readable, but T4 is now 18....  weight - I lost 7lbs in the first month of coming of medication.

My doctor and myself and I've always said this, think I'm going back to hypothyroid as I was hypothyroid for 11 plus years before I had a lot of stress with husband being ill with cancer and it sent my thyroid haywire. He's in remission and I am gradually getting back to normal.

Before Carbimazole I did feel hot a lot of the time,my blood pressure was on the high side, my eyes were redish - but these symptoms disappeared on Carbimazole.

So stick with the Carbimazole get yourself better first and don't worry about the weight.

But don't give up hope as at the end of the Carbimazole treatment which is not pleasant because of weight gain (I put on 2 stone) you will get back to normal I'm sure.  I exercise everyday on a crosstrainer or go nordic walking so that helps as well.