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Thyroid. Recommended Euthyrox For 1 Week. Family History Od Hypothyroidism. Do I Need To Take The Medicine Life Time?
Hi Doc,in my THYROID FUNCTION TEST,my TSH was 5.410 uIU/ml,Free T4 was 0.90 ng/dl..the doc recommended Euthyrox 50mg for 7weeks..what do you say?my mother and sister both has hypothyroidism..is it that once I start taking this medicine,i will have to take it my entire life?or there is a possibility that i may be asked to stop taking any further of this medicine ?
Mon, 10 Jun 2013
Welcome to HCM. If your doctor has found low thyroxine production in your thyroid with elevated TSH values,thyroid hormone wil need to be given to rectify the shortfall.The thyroid is like the regulator with the body being the fan ,the speed needs to be normalised by filling up the shortfall.If the production of the hormone from the body does not go up,you may need long term thyroid supplementation.
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