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What Causes Sudden Increase In TSH Level?
Hi
im Ashish from Delhi, my age in 24 year ,
lat year i tested my TSH its was under range 1.2 but
recently i gone for TSH test and shocked of see my report its 299.457 :( immediately i rushed to physician and he suggested me to use Thyrox 100 for life time ...can you please tell wht caused me this sudden increase in thyroid and is it safe to use the medication given by my physician..
im Ashish from Delhi, my age in 24 year ,
lat year i tested my TSH its was under range 1.2 but
recently i gone for TSH test and shocked of see my report its 299.457 :( immediately i rushed to physician and he suggested me to use Thyrox 100 for life time ...can you please tell wht caused me this sudden increase in thyroid and is it safe to use the medication given by my physician..
Mon, 14 Nov 2016
Hello,
Thank you for asking on HCM!
There are many causes of under active thyroid but the most common is autoimmune thyroiditis or Hashimoto disease. To confirm it you need to check AntiTPO and antiTg antibodies.
Some medications can cause it too.
Please inform if you have been taking any.
The treatment is hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine and you should check the TSH level 6 weeks after starting treatment with the dose recommend by your treating physician.
It is true, in most of the cases the treatment is long life.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
Thank you for asking on HCM!
There are many causes of under active thyroid but the most common is autoimmune thyroiditis or Hashimoto disease. To confirm it you need to check AntiTPO and antiTg antibodies.
Some medications can cause it too.
Please inform if you have been taking any.
The treatment is hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine and you should check the TSH level 6 weeks after starting treatment with the dose recommend by your treating physician.
It is true, in most of the cases the treatment is long life.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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