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Is Reduction Of Thyroid Levels Below 4.0 Advisable?
I am being treated for hypothyroid problems. My question is if normal thyroid is 4.0 why would my doctor be increasing my synthroid from 25mcg to 50mcg to currently 75mcg and trying to get my thyroid reading down to 1.0. That is what he would like it to be. Can t understand if normal is 4.0.
Wed, 10 Aug 2016
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Monitoring of thyroid function would involve taking TSH usually or measuring the thyroid hormone levels themselves.
In most cases, it is the TSH that is assessed.
It is not clear from the above which one of these was done.
If your assessment is TSH and the value is at the upper limit, this may indicate that the hormone levels are still a little low.
Low thyroid hormone levels cause high TSH.
This may be the reason for the change in medication but you should consider speaking to your doctor for clarification.
I hope this helps
Monitoring of thyroid function would involve taking TSH usually or measuring the thyroid hormone levels themselves.
In most cases, it is the TSH that is assessed.
It is not clear from the above which one of these was done.
If your assessment is TSH and the value is at the upper limit, this may indicate that the hormone levels are still a little low.
Low thyroid hormone levels cause high TSH.
This may be the reason for the change in medication but you should consider speaking to your doctor for clarification.
I hope this helps
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