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Will Thyrox Effectively Cure Hypothyroidism?

sir my wife was tested for thyroid function, because of weight gain, hair loss, fatigue and menopausal irregularities. tsh =9, t3 lower side of normal, t4 normal and anti tpo positive. the doctor said it is hypothyrodism and prescribed thyrox 50mg. my question is do my need to take medicine, can we stop after tsh level becomes normal, what are the side effects of thyrox 50
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Since antiTPO is positive then it is autoimmune thyroid disease and thyroid gland is producing inadequate thyroid hormone. So with this adequate treatment where thyroid hormone is supplied from outside since body is not producing it adequately, the TSH will come to normal but if you stop supplying it from outside the thyroid hormone level will fall and TSH will rise. So she might need to continue it for long. But have to keep monitoring the treatment effectiveness she will have to check for thyroid function periodically.

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Will Thyrox Effectively Cure Hypothyroidism?

Hi, Thanks for writing to HCM Since antiTPO is positive then it is autoimmune thyroid disease and thyroid gland is producing inadequate thyroid hormone. So with this adequate treatment where thyroid hormone is supplied from outside since body is not producing it adequately, the TSH will come to normal but if you stop supplying it from outside the thyroid hormone level will fall and TSH will rise. So she might need to continue it for long. But have to keep monitoring the treatment effectiveness she will have to check for thyroid function periodically. Hope this helped. Do let us know. Dr. Pinak