Unexplained Weight Fluctuations
Maintaining a stable weight becomes more challenging as you age, but rapid or unexplained changes on the scale demand a deeper medical investigation. Seniors developing an overactive thyroid often experience significant weight loss despite maintaining a healthy or even noticeably increased appetite.
Because sudden weight loss in older adults can precipitate dangerous muscle wasting and physical frailty, you must treat a dropping scale with high suspicion. Conversely, an underactive thyroid routinely causes frustrating weight gain, even if you eat very small portions and maintain an active lifestyle.
This metabolic slowdown encourages your body to store excess fluid and fat, placing undue mechanical stress on your joints and cardiovascular system.
Thank you very much this information is very appreciated many women on my mother’s side have had to take medication for thyroid imbalances including myself.
This information is incredibly helpful regarding my thyroid condition. Thank you so much for this educational materials.
I am 73 y/o and lately around 11am I feel like very sleepy and wanted to go back to bed again inspite that I slept about 6-7 hrs already during the night. I could bearly function especially after lunch time.
I take levothyroxine 0.88mcg daily for how many years. TSH is being done routinely e.g every 6mos or one year.
What do you think about my lethargy? Good thing I am retired now.
Thank you