How does your body burn fat during ketosis and aerobic exercise? Factors like depression, medications (Neurontin/Celexa), and thyroid levels (TSH) significantly impact your weight loss progress.
Levoxyl is a brand name for levothyroxine, a synthetic T4 thyroid hormone replacement used to treat hypothyroidism. Weight gain is a common side-effect of low-thyroid function because your thyroid controls your metabolism.
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Metformin, sold under the brand name Glucophage, is a diabetes drug that can improve insulin sensitivity and promote weight loss by helping lower glucose levels and prevent hunger.
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Thyroxine or T4 is a hormone made by your thyroid. L-thyroxine, also known as levothyroxine, is a synthetic T4 thyroid replacement hormone. The generic name for this medication is levothyroxine and it's sold under the brand names Sythroid, Levoxyl, Unithroid or Tirosint.
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Hashimoto thyroiditis is an inflammatory disease in which antibodies are generated by the immune system to attack the tissues of the thyroid gland. The thyroid makes hormones that regulate the body's metabolism, and because this disease causes thyroid tissues to be inflamed, fewer hormones are released.
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