[bizzlekitty]

Go to a doctor and have your thyroid numbers checked before you start taking the medication.

Taking the medication alters what your test results will be. Taking someone else's thyroid medication is a bad idea as the dosage depends on the person. Most people, even family members, are likely to be on different dosages.

And taking it can be harmful if it's the wrong dosage (too much is bad!)

And the medication isn't an easy weight loss fix. If anything, having a thyroid condition makes weight loss even harder as it is often still a slow process. Even being at the right dosage for me, weight loss is slow and I have to be very careful about what I'm eating.

So again, don't take the meds (taking another persons medication is really a bad idea) and see the doctor first and find out for sure.