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Is Thyrox 50 Effective For Hypothyroidism?
Hai Doctor, I am 26yrs old,93kg weight ,my body weight was 73 , I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, my doctor advised me to take Thyrox 50 , whether this tablet will decrease my body weight, secondly i had also undergone a spine surgery at L5S1 for disc degeneration at the age of 18, I dont have any problems with that now, so it ok ,if I take Thyrox 50
Tue, 2 Aug 2016
Hi welcome to HCM...
You have hypothyroidism problem for which thyroid supplement needed in form of tablet ....
You are started with thyronorm 50 ug initial dose ....
You have not mentioned tsh level...
Monitoring of TSH level done to adjust dosing at every 6 month ....
Regular exercise , low fat diet and control of TSH level will maintain body weight less ...
Take care ...
Advise : physician consultation
You have hypothyroidism problem for which thyroid supplement needed in form of tablet ....
You are started with thyronorm 50 ug initial dose ....
You have not mentioned tsh level...
Monitoring of TSH level done to adjust dosing at every 6 month ....
Regular exercise , low fat diet and control of TSH level will maintain body weight less ...
Take care ...
Advise : physician consultation
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