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Thyroid elevation
I am a patient of bipolar disorder and going through medication like lithium, quitipine sr and folic acid, i checked with thyroid serum test which resulted in 6.8mg and recently went through checkup which showed 8.1 my age is 22years married I want to know abt my thyroid condition whether I must take any medication to control it to normal level
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Dr. Ramkumar S
Diabetologist
18 yrs exp
Chennai
Certain medications like lithium cause changes in Thyroid function.
Since you have underlying bipolar illness, keeping your Thyroid in normal levels is essential.
Consult Endocrinologist
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