: Yes I have been on syntroid for about 5 years still puting on weight have gained 80 pounds in this time period Dr. keeps saying to try to lose some pounds, only thing left is a diet of bread and water.

Barb,
You would probably gain weight from bread and water! Many of us with fibromyalgia are sensitive to carbohydrate causing us to gain weight and much of it is fluid that gets trapped in the interstitial cells. A low carbohydrate diet, like the Atkins diet, usually works. If you are under a lot of stress, like I am now, your body will crave carbohydrate making the Atkins diet nearly impossible to adhere to. I am the heaviest I've ever been in my life from a combination of losing partial use of my arm which led to losing my career. If you can do the low carb diet, I think you will rapidly lose weight.

Cheryl