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Can I Take Thyrox 25 For Hyperthyroidism?
Hi Doctor!I underwent through some thyroid tests and the readings are as below: 1) Serum free T3 (Euthyroid range : 1.71 - 3.71 pg/ml) - 4.72 (my results) 2) Serum free T4 (Euthyroid range : 0.7 - 1.48 pg/ml) - 1.77 (my results) 3) T3 (Normal range : 58 - 160 ng/dl) - 156.4 4) T4 (Normal range : 4.87 - 11.72 ug/dl) - 12.34 5) Ultrasensitive TSH : (Normal range : 0.2 - 5.0) - 2.4288 Please make the diagnosis. My doctor says that I have hyperthyroidism. And she has asked me to take a pill of Thyrox 25 daily early morning without having anything.
Tue, 22 Aug 2017
Good day,
Noted your question. Your results are indicative of hyperthyroidism. Do you have a goiter( enlarged thyroid gland)? Thyrox 25 is thyroxine and is used for treating hypothyroidism, not hypothyroidism. It is not recommended for treating hyperthyroidism.
regards
Binu
Noted your question. Your results are indicative of hyperthyroidism. Do you have a goiter( enlarged thyroid gland)? Thyrox 25 is thyroxine and is used for treating hypothyroidism, not hypothyroidism. It is not recommended for treating hyperthyroidism.
regards
Binu
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