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Thyroid hormone
T4 13.3 taking 125 mg tsh 6.5 now 3.3
T3 1.3
Please advise what May be reason behind this so that we feel good
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Based on the values shared, it appears that you are being treated for hypothyroidism and are currently taking thyroxine 125 mcg. Earlier, your TSH was elevated at 6.5, which indicates underactive thyroid. With treatment, your TSH has now come down to 3.3, which falls within the normal reference range. Your T4 level (13.3) is also within normal limits, suggesting that the medication is working.
However, your T3 level (1.3) is on the lower side of normal. In many patients on thyroxine, T3 may remain relatively low because the body converts T4 to T3 based on individual metabolism, stress levels, age, nutrition, and coexisting illnesses. This can sometimes explain why patients do not feel completely well despite “normal” reports.
Persistent symptoms can also be due to:
Inadequate absorption of thyroxine (wrong timing, taken with food, tea/coffee)
Vitamin deficiencies (especially Vitamin D, B12, iron)
Stress, poor sleep, or other chronic conditions
Cardiac, metabolic, or age-related factors
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TSH is within normal range. That means, the dose is working out for you.
You can continue the same dose.
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In case you are still worried about the dose , or you want to reduce it, take an opinion from an endocrinologist
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TSH has normalised now. Continue the same dose.
Measure TSH 3 monthly intervals.
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It is correct to monitor just with TSH for your mother who is already on thyroxine.
She needs to carry on and have TSH checked every 6 months.
All the best
J G S R clinic
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Good, TSH is within limits and so symptoms must have also eased by now. Kindly consult with me on 94 two six eight six 78 nine six for proper guidance.
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TSH usually takes 6–8 weeks to stabilize after dose adjustment, so a gradual fall is expected. A mildly elevated or near-normal TSH with normal T3/T4 is common during treatment and generally not dangerous.
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Take Thyroxine daily on an empty stomach, 30–45 minutes before breakfast.
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TSH IS IN NORMAL LIMIT ONLY .Donot worry about report . Repear the same test after 6weeks
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Consult me for detailed explanation
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