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I experience excess sweating with muscle and bone pain after stopping thyroid tablets. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 23-year-old. I am a hypothyroid patient since I was 5 years old. I was taking medication till I was 17 years old. Then I could not continue with my medications and I stopped it for the last five years. One day suddenly I began to feel faint always. Even, while I was sleeping some... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below. If you have a history of hypothyroidism and have not taken medicine for five years, then it is important to review your thyroid function tests again. It is possible that you have again become h... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 35-year-old female with hypothyroidism, and I have been taking levothyroxine medication for the past seven months. Recently, I have been experiencing symptoms of constipation, which is causing me concern. I am unsure if this could be a side effect of the medication or if it mig... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Constipation can be a symptom of hypothyroidism itself, as an underactive thyroid can slow down the digestive system. However, it is also possible that the levothyroxine medication you are taking could contribute to constipation as a side effect. To alleviate constip... Read Full »
My TSH levels raised significantly after my doctor put me on Levothyroxine 75 mcg. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My doctor recently put me on 75 mcg of Levothyroxine. My TSH with reflex then jumped up from 9 to 43 m[IU]/L. Normal range is 0.36 - 3.74 m[IU]/L. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. Sir, your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) value is very much high from the upper limit of the normal range. You have mentioned you are currently taking 100 mcg of Levothyroxine. You should continue this dose to b... Read Full »
Is there necessity for treatment of borderline TSH and T4 levels in a newborn?
Query: Hello doctor, My son is 42 days old. His activities are normal, but his TSH level is 5.6 miu /ml and laboratory normal range is 4 to 8 miu/ml and his total T4 level is 8.6 mcg/dl and my laboratory normal level is, 4- to miu /ml. My doctor says that he is in borderline and needs treatment as the co... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. TSH of 5.6 is high normal and T4 of 8.6 is fine. If this is the first time you are checking it, repeat after five days, do a free T3, free T4, and TSH next time. They are better interpreters. Correlation between the hormone levels seems to be fine. The condition whi... Read Full »
i have elevated TSH levels. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have hypothyroidism and my current TSH is 13.3. I am regularly taking Thyronorm 50 mcg one tablet daily morning before food. Kindly let me know what should be the dose to control the level now. My cholesterol levels are a bit high too. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query and from what you have mentioned it appears that you have hypothyroidism and dyslipidemia. I suggest that you take tablet Thyronorm (Thyroxine sodium) 75 mcg once daily. Repeat your thyroid function test after three months and then we will revi... Read Full »
Why is there continuous itching in a thyroid patient?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother has a big-time issue with itching on all parts of her body. She is 66 years old and has blood pressure and thyroid. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Itching can be due to dry skin (xerosis), eczema (dermatitis), psoriasis, scabies, liver disease, kidney failure, iron deficiency anemia, thyroid disease, lymphoma or medications. Please get comprehensive blood work done to rule out these causes. Please treat accordi... Read Full »
I have been constipated for a month. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 22 year old female, and I have been experiencing major constipation from the last month. Every time I eat, I experience bloating, and I am unable to go to the toilet later on. Have tried taking Sennetabs, Metamucil, increasing fiber, and water in the diet. I have this problem... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would need a little bit more history, How many times during a week do you have a bowel movement? Please go online and type Bristol stool chart, and let me know the consistency and type of the stools you are having in general from a month. Have you had diarrhea before... Read Full »
I am having chest pain with low BP. Do I need any heart checkup?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 70 years old. I have intermittent chest pain. For the past three months, I could not walk fast and climb stairs. But, I was doing it before normally. I suffer from shortness of breath with palpation and when the chest pain persist the breathing problem is severe. I underwent ECG and ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted all your details. Your symptoms can be most likely because of congestive cardiac failure. Cardiac failure is not an indicative of a defect in the heart, but it is a situation when the heart pumps weaker than what is deemed as natural. Therefore, the b... Read Full »
Can I manage my TSH without medication at 6.58 level?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 26 year old female, who is trying to conceive. Previously, I was not diagnosed with hypothyroidism. But recently, my gynecologist prescribed Thyronorm 50 mcg as my TSH is 6.58. I had concerns with taking a long-term medication. I have read that thyroid medication is to be taken life... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.See, thyroid medications are required lifelong if your thyroid remains persistently high. That we can decide later.At this point of time, you need to take medicine to get your TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) level below the range of 2.5. Pregnancy needs high control of ... Read Full »
I experience repeated tachycardia, but my echo and TMT test results are normal. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have repeated tachycardia, but my echo and TMT reports are quite normal. I am a 30-year-old female with hypothyroidism. Kindly advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. What kind of tachycardia do you get? Is it sudden, episodic, or at rest? How much maximum heart rate do you get during tachycardia? If it is episodic or at rest and associated with shortness of breath, chest heaviness, and dizziness, then there is a possibility of ca... Read Full »