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Can Thyronorm Dosage Be Increased To Manage Leg Pain And Fatigue?
Iam on thyronorm 25mcg from 2 yrs.recently it is increased by 12.5 mcg during 8month of second pregnancy. Delivered on Feb 10,2016.breastfeeding my baby from 5 months.now my T3 is0.86,T4 is 7.37, TSH is 0.05 mcIU/ml.should I increase my dosage to 50 mcg because iam getting too much leg pain, hair loss,tiredness.leg pain too much when I wake up from sleep.
Mon, 20 Jan 2020
Hi,
Currently you are on high dose of thyroxine since your TSH levels have reduced below the normal range of 0.4 to 4. You are at a hyperthyroid state and hence the dose of thyroxine should actually be reduced in order to normalize your thyroid status. During pregnancy, higher dose of thyroxine is required which should be reduced later. Kindly reduce your Thyroxine dose to 25 mcg and repeat Thyroid values after 3 weeks.
Hope that was helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saranya Ramadoss, General & Family Physician
Currently you are on high dose of thyroxine since your TSH levels have reduced below the normal range of 0.4 to 4. You are at a hyperthyroid state and hence the dose of thyroxine should actually be reduced in order to normalize your thyroid status. During pregnancy, higher dose of thyroxine is required which should be reduced later. Kindly reduce your Thyroxine dose to 25 mcg and repeat Thyroid values after 3 weeks.
Hope that was helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saranya Ramadoss, General & Family Physician
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