Thyroid Disorder and weight gain

I was informed a year ago after surgery that my thyroid was low.  I have gained a lot of weight over the past 2 years and I figured this was the reason.  But recently (this week) I am trying to wean myself off Zoloft for various reasons.  Upon reading up on Zoloft I found that taking it causes weight gain.  I can’t help but wonder if this has contributed to my weight gain as well.   I have a few questions if anyone can help me please reply:   What can I do to lose the excess weight faster?   Will I have this Disorder forever?   Is there a connection between not losing weight on Synthroid and Zoloft?  

Thank you, I have spoken with my Family Doctor and my OBGYN but they both believe the Zoloft can't cause weight gain. Recently I have have learned that not to be true. I am just up in arms about the weight gain (75lbs). I have tried everything but cant seem to lose it.

Sometimes thyroid tests are not accurate in telling if a person needs meds or not. One's readings can be fine but one might need meds. It won't be easy but try to find a doctor who will treat symptoms rather than numbers on a test. There are many people who are on meds for hypo that show tests that their thyroid levels are "normal".

I gained alot of weight last year because my dose of Armour was kept too low for too long. Even on 1200 calories I gained weight. Now that my dose is raised (3 times the amount I was taking for 2 1/2 years) I am finally losing weight and feeling so much better. My heart no longer pounds and I don't get palpitations. My hair is no longer falling out, muscle and joint pains are much much better and even gone most of the time. Many other symptoms have gone that I have had to live with for years. It seems that even endocrinologists are not always aware of when and how to treat let alone primary care docs..

It took me a long time and a ton of research to get where I am now. Not one of my doctors knew why I was gaining so much weight and having so many symptoms --because my levels were supposedly fine. Well my levels might have been fine but I wasn't.......Again I owe my healing to a computer not a doctor. We need to be our own advocates in our health care or we are in for years of misery.

Blessings

i had my endocrinologist increase my meds. a little, even though my tests said i was normal. ive also had some other med changes so its hard to say whats really happening and why, but i have lost about 15 pounds in the last 3 or4 weeks! yea! however, because i had gained so much over the past couple of years, i still have a long way to go. maybe if you do get a change in meds. you will lose weight, too. i hope so. i know how it feels to suddenly have to deal with a weight problem on top of everything else. by the way i am hypothyroid. good luck to you and as others said, you have to do research and become your own advocate.