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What Causes Rapid Weight Loss While Taking Cambimazole And Propranolol For Thyroid?
hey good day doctors......i have an over active thyroid for about three years now...im on 5 mg of carbimazole and 20 mg of propranalol once daily....it seems to be working....but im concerned with my rapid weight loss....i went from a 110 to 98.......i red a few times about the depo provera shot sending u hypothyroid which will cause u to gain weight....am i right? besides can i take the shot and will it level my thyrroid hormone or send me hypo? im tierd of being hyperthyroid...
I strongly recommend you to follow your doctor's recommendations and not to do other. Low weight means that you thyroid status is not normal yet and needs to continue the treatment.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jolanda Nikolla, Pulmonologist
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What Causes Rapid Weight Loss While Taking Cambimazole And Propranolol For Thyroid?
Hello, I strongly recommend you to follow your doctor s recommendations and not to do other. Low weight means that you thyroid status is not normal yet and needs to continue the treatment. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Jolanda Nikolla, Pulmonologist