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A member asked:
My husband is having thyroid and he taking 75 mg daily but he reduced 5 kg why is it so?
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Get labs: If his dose is too high, he can be hyperthyroid and could lose weight. Get a blood test to see what the 75 mcg is doing to his body.
Answered 3/13/2013
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Responce to therapy: If he is taking thyroid hormone for low acting thyroid or hypothyroidism, than it is the responce to therapy when you have hypothyroidism it slows your metabolism and you gain weight, and when you are on thyroid replacement therapy you speed up your metabolism and can loose weight he should however have follow up with his doctors and get blood test repeated to make adjustment in dose if any needed.
Answered 3/17/2013
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