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Conditions and Diseases > Gland Disorders Forum > Low Thyroid - Hunger Pains? (Page 2)
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Anonymous
on December 23rd, 2008
Thyroid and excessive hunger
I am so surprised that no one has done this yet, but if you want help with that hunger that makes you want to eat anything in sight and then some, try L-tyrosine with B-6 and Vitamin C to help it absorb better. Works wonders. I am on Armour Thyroid and take L-tyrosine all the time. One 500mg twice a day on an empty stomach. Make sure it is in between meals not with meals or it will not work. One of them I take with the B-6 and the other one I take with Vitamin C. You might try just one 500mg a day first to see if that works. No more than 2. If I do not take it the hunger sets in. The kind of hunger that if someone puts their arm across in front of your face, you would take a bite out of it. BUT make sure you give it time to work. Some of you it make take a couple of days others may take longer. Even if it does take awhile it is a good Amino Acid for you to take for your thyroid problem anyway. Perhaps you could take 2 for a week to get it working quicker and then cut back to one to see if that is all you need. Remember take NO MORE than 2!

Hope this helps.
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tigerjeep
replied on June 5th, 2009
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low thyroid
wow, I am so glad that I am not alone in this, my thyroid tested in the 80s, and now im on meds and its down to 11. something. But like all of you, I eat eat and eat, like I cant get enough. I also gained weight before I found out about my low thyroid. around 60 lbs. I hope this hunger goes away, so I can start losing some weight.
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