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What Do My TSH Levels Indicate?
hi one year ago I put my weight by 6 kg, I got panic frustrated, lazy etc. then I got TSH done and found 480. after I consult to doctor he suggested me thronorm 100 mg with some supplement. then I got my tsh done in time faces and found 282, 90, 30 .after I change my doctor and he too recommend 100 mg tablet but after some time my tsh start increasing bit then he prescribed 112.50 mg then 125 mg . my last tsh was 8 before 1 month. then I consult homeopathy doctor after checking my report he told me since my t3 and t4 is OK so nothing to worry and he told me not to take thyronorm medicine and told me that i dont have thyroid disease.and he gave me some diet plan which I did not follow religiously .now again I checked my thyro test and again my t3 and t4 is OK but TSH got increased 82.500. now I m in a fix what to do. pls advise
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
Hi,
Raised TSH level in presence of normal T3 and T4 levels is primarily a disease of primary hypothyroidism and should be treated accordingly. During the early disease TSH raises consistently while T4 changes to T3, thus keeping the level of T3 normal and resulting in level of T4 normal or low. TSH level is a better indicator than T4 for diagnosing and treating the patient of hypothyroidism and therefore dosage of Thyronorm is usually titrated according to level of TSH.
In my opinion your previous doctor was right in prescribing you various doses of Thyronorm taking into consideration of your changing levels of TSH. I do not agree with your homeopathy doctor, who advised to stop your Thyronorm. Now, I think that you should again start the Thyronorm according to your level of TSH under guidance of your doctor.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Satnarain Bansal, General & Family Physician
Raised TSH level in presence of normal T3 and T4 levels is primarily a disease of primary hypothyroidism and should be treated accordingly. During the early disease TSH raises consistently while T4 changes to T3, thus keeping the level of T3 normal and resulting in level of T4 normal or low. TSH level is a better indicator than T4 for diagnosing and treating the patient of hypothyroidism and therefore dosage of Thyronorm is usually titrated according to level of TSH.
In my opinion your previous doctor was right in prescribing you various doses of Thyronorm taking into consideration of your changing levels of TSH. I do not agree with your homeopathy doctor, who advised to stop your Thyronorm. Now, I think that you should again start the Thyronorm according to your level of TSH under guidance of your doctor.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Satnarain Bansal, General & Family Physician
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