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Thyroid related
Previously I was taking 100 mcg thyroxine tab but recently I went for thyroid test and the reports are normal should I continue the thyroxine tab? or stop ??kindly suggest me .
This is the most common mistake done by People who are on thyroxine tablets . Once they see their TSH has normalised they stop taking thyroxine tabs believing their hypothyroidism has been cured .
One needs to understand that you have been put on thyroxine replacement because your own thyroid gland is not making enough thyroid hormone to meet the metabolic demands.
So if your TSH has normalised it’s because you are taking replacement of thyroid hormone in the form of thyroxine tablets .
Once you stop taking thyroxine tables , your TSH will again raise .
Dr Peerzada Ovais
MBBS, PhD ( Endocrinology)
Allan Drash Clinical Fellow .
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Continue taking same dose of thyroxine.
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Share your report. Based on values can adjust dose of Thyroid medication
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