Dose for thyronorm adjustment

2017-05-27 17:44:04
My father 76 years has hypo thyroid presently taking thyronorm 25 mcg tablet since more than one year. in his recent blood test report T3 is 90.55 ng/dl ( range >50 yrs: 40----181 ng/dl) T4 is 4.7 ( range is>60 yrs: 5 ---10.7 ug/dl) TSH 20.9 ( range is 55 to 87 yrs:0.5--8.9 uIU/ml) so dose need to be changed or should be kept same . if changed than how much?
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As per these reports the dose needs to be increased but considering age of the patient some doctors may keep the dose same. You need to consult a doctor who can look for associated conditions

Answered2017-05-29 13:07:48

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