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About Hypothyroidism
I m taking levothyroxine sodium tablet 25mcg for past 2 years. But now I have blood tested 2 times without taking pills with a gap of 3 months between both tests and my thyroid is coming normal and is in safe range...I want to know that should I stop taking these pills or continue or decrease the mcg of these tablets??
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Sometimes, physicians/RMP start levothyroxine based on TSH that is just above the normal range. Mild TSH elevation is due to various causes and sometime it is temporary. As you said you have not been taking levothyroxine for last 3 months, despite your TSH is normal. It means your TSH elevation was temporary that have normalised now. So stop levothyroxine now and if you develop symptoms of Hypothyroidism, get it repeated.
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If you are taking levothyroxine and thyroid profile is normal then it may be due to medicine.What was the initial thyroid level and anti TPO level. You can’t stop suddenly medicine.
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If you stopped for 3 months then stop mediccatin if thyroid levels are normal
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You can stop thyroid drug , repeat the thyroid tests every 3 months
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Stop the medicine...if no new symptoms appear get the thyroid tests done every 3months and if symptoms appear,ASAP
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As I can understand from your question, your thyroid levels have come normal because of tab you are taking, so once you stop the tab, the TSH levels will shoot again and then more strength of tablet will be required to achieve desired result.
See thyroxine tablets you are taking is T3 supplementation from outside, so you need not stop the medicine.
Please share which levels you are calling normal and you pre medicine/treatment levels?
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Check TSH levels after 3 months
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Take medicines regularly as your TSH has come in normal limits.
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