My doc put me on medicine for my thyroid??

Question

I've been struggling with my weight i go to the gym 5 days a week and i dont eat fast food nor do i drink soda so i should be seeing some type of weight loss.. well im not so my doc checked my throid levels and decided to try a medicine called levothyroxin.. does anyone have any information on this med how long does it take to start seeing a change??

Answer 1

More and more patients are turning to alternative, complementary and holistic approaches for both diagnosis and treatment of various thyroid conditions. These are some of the best articles reviewing alternative approaches to thyroid disease, including practitioner recommendations that focus on nutrition, herbs, supplements, and other alternative approaches.

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/alternativeh...

Answer 2

Go to WebMD and read about hypothyroidism.  I have it and take the same medication, that site has a lot of good info.

Answer 3

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugi...

everything you want to know about the medication in question.