After thyroid adjustment, how long before weight loss?

Hi I had my surgery 2/2007 and did great. I lost about 130 lbs, and went down to a size 5/6 in pants. We moved, and I was eating out every day for about six weeks. I thought that was why I put on about 10lbs, no big deal. Then I gained another 20 out of the blue. I have ALOT of stress, so I went to the Dr. who put me on ambien to help me sleep.(bad med for weight gain, you eat and don't remember) Still feeling like I wa**** by a truck, went to my gp, and asked for a thyroid level check, and guess what! It was off. He changed from 50mcg to 75mcg. I'm feeling better, but I have only lost about 5lbs in the last month. I know that isn't anything to complain about, but I am curious it the weight does come back off eventually by itself??

Thanks,
Donna

It won't come off by itself.  Having your thyroid "in check" only levels the playing field.  You're still going to have to work at it but it won't be like pushing a boulder up a hill anymore.

You might also ask your doc to check your Free T4 and Free T3 level - and not just the TSH.  The TSH can be very misleading but it's unfortunately the one most docs use as their guide. 

Anyway, most docs only supplement with T4 (Synthroid, Levoxyl, etc.) but some people don't convert the T4 to T3 like they are supposed to and they need to supplement with T3 (Cytomel or Armour) also.  So if you're still a little sluggish and have hypo symptoms (including difficulty getting the weight off) then you should ask for the other blood tests.

Thyroid takes a lot of tweaking and some people have to make changes every 3-4 months with the season changes!

Good luck!

Yep, just wanted to "second" what the previous poster said.  The only time your thyroid levels will cause you to lose weight without effort on your part is if is is VERY high (which is physically detrimental in many ways, including affecting your brain functioning).

Lora