When You Have No Thyroid

• Trying a different brand of levothyroxine
• Increasing the dose, so that the TSH is lower (most patients seem to feel best when TSH is between 1 and 2)
• Adding a T3 drug (i.e., Cytomel, or compounded T3), to the levothyroxine
• Switching to a T4/T3 synthetic drug, such as liotrix (Thyrolar)
• Switching to a natural desiccated thyroid drug, such as Armour
• Alternative, nutritional and complementary support for thyroid function

People with no thyroid who are having difficulty losing weight are dealing with the same issues of metabolic dysfunction and possible endocrinological and blood sugar irregularities as other hypothyroid patients. So, these patients should follow the same recommendations for anyone else with hypothyroidism who is trying to diet. A range of effective weight loss options for thyroid patients are featured in the Thyroid Diet Information Center.