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Thyroid- TSH
I am 26 year old female.
i have thyroid for past 10 years. for past 8 months i am using throxine 25mg(half tablet every day)
recent profile is T3- 1.04 T4 - 9.40 TSH- 11.55.
doctor changed the dosage: thyronorm 25mg on weekdays and 50mg sat,sun
is the dosage ok? will there be any side effects? also could you please explain if this is hypothyroidism or hyper? and how to minimise the symptoms!
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Dr. Nikhil Prabhu
Diabetologist
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
You are suffering from hypothyroidism.
TSH takes roughly 6 weeks to reflect change after increasing the dosage.
You might need to increase dosage further.
Levothyroxine is T4 . Your thyroid is not making enough T4 so you need to take suppliment T4.
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