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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Why is my appetite increasing on levothyroxine?

I'm on 0.25 mcg. I've been on it a couple of weeks and I do feel quite a bit better mentally and physically already, but my appetite has increased a whole lot. I thought levothyroxine was supposed to decrease the appetite a little bit. I'm confused here.
Answer:
Levothyroxine is a thyroid hormone substitute. Excess thyroid hormone stimulates appetite.
if you were symptomatically low, your appetite and energy were both supressed...as you return to homeostasis, your body energy needs will increase and so will appetite.

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