Meds Vs. Ketosis

Hello All -

I am new to this newsgroup, but have been lurking for about a week.

My wife and I began Atkins induction for 5 days. We have been
scrupulously following the program, keeping our carbs below 20 grams.
We have been eating pretty much all of the same foods at most meals and
have been taking al of the recommended vitamin supplements. I have lost
about 7 pounds so far and I find myself well into ketosis with a nice
dark moderate reading on the ketostick. My wife, however, has hardly
shown a trace and this morning showed not even a trace reading. She has
also shown only 2 pounds of weight loss so far.

She is taking several medications which she thinks may be interfering
with her induction. The meds she takes a

Armour Thyroid, 150 Mg, first thing in the morning
Zoloft, 100Mg, after a measl three hours after the thyroid
Lipitor, 10Mg, at night before bed

Does anyone here know whether any of these meds will stop ketosis
induction?

TIA,

Tom

From what I've been told on this NG, ketosis is not the end-all indicator
for weight loss; it's just another factor used to determine if fat is being
burned by measuring the presence of ketones in the urine. Don't forget that
many factors can throw that amount off such as if your wife is consuming
more water than you. It may very well be that your loss is mostly water
whereas she's staying more hydrated.

--

Cheers,
Tom
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"Bodhi" wrote in message
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Hello All -

I am new to this newsgroup, but have been lurking for about a week.

My wife and I began Atkins induction for 5 days. We have been
scrupulously following the program, keeping our carbs below 20 grams.
We have been eating pretty much all of the same foods at most meals and
have been taking al of the recommended vitamin supplements. I have lost
about 7 pounds so far and I find myself well into ketosis with a nice
dark moderate reading on the ketostick. My wife, however, has hardly
shown a trace and this morning showed not even a trace reading. She has
also shown only 2 pounds of weight loss so far.

She is taking several medications which she thinks may be interfering
with her induction. The meds she takes a

Armour Thyroid, 150 Mg, first thing in the morning
Zoloft, 100Mg, after a measl three hours after the thyroid
Lipitor, 10Mg, at night before bed

Does anyone here know whether any of these meds will stop ketosis
induction?

TIA,

Tom

Bodhi wrote in
rthlink.net:

Hello All -

I am new to this newsgroup, but have been lurking for about a week.

My wife and I began Atkins induction for 5 days. We have been
scrupulously following the program, keeping our carbs below 20 grams.
We have been eating pretty much all of the same foods at most meals and
have been taking al of the recommended vitamin supplements. I have lost
about 7 pounds so far and I find myself well into ketosis with a nice
dark moderate reading on the ketostick. My wife, however, has hardly
shown a trace and this morning showed not even a trace reading. She has
also shown only 2 pounds of weight loss so far.

She is taking several medications which she thinks may be interfering
with her induction. The meds she takes a

Armour Thyroid, 150 Mg, first thing in the morning
Zoloft, 100Mg, after a measl three hours after the thyroid
Lipitor, 10Mg, at night before bed

Does anyone here know whether any of these meds will stop ketosis
induction?

TIA,

Tom

Hi Tom,

Your wife seems to be losing weight (even if it's less that yourself), so
something *is* working. I would not weigh during induction since weight can
fluctuate so greatly during this time. Weigh/measure once in the beginning
and then again after 14 days. You can then compare losses to this chart to
figure out the degree of metabolic resistance:
http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/15-475820.html

Men (in general) lose more easily than women simply because they have more
muscle mass as well as hormonal differences.

Here's a link to the atkins site about medications that can affect loss
(Zoloft is mentioned):
http://atkins.com/Archive/2003/2/2-190697.html

The above article also mentions thyroid function, but I found another one
that's a bit more indepth:
http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/21-425982.html

I can't stress enough (as mentioned in first the article) how important it
is that she speak with her doctor about her medications before deciding to
make any changes.

Best of luck to both of you!

~miette

Bodhi wrote in message arthlink.net...

She is taking several medications which she thinks may be interfering
with her induction. The meds she takes a

Armour Thyroid, 150 Mg, first thing in the morning
Zoloft, 100Mg, after a measl three hours after the thyroid
Lipitor, 10Mg, at night before bed

Does anyone here know whether any of these meds will stop ketosis
induction?

She really should ask her doctor. I think it's ill-advised to ask this
sort of thing on a newsgroup - and accept answers here as gospel.
Usually, it's recommended that you speak with your doctor before
embarking on a diet, or before a big diet change/upheaval. A change in
diet can affect absorption of drugs which could wreak havoc on a
system.

Please...do yourselves a favor. Ask your doctor.

Lee

TIA,

Tom