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Can my wife stop medicine with normal levels of thyroid?
Query: Hi doctor, My wife has had thyroid for seven years. She got pregnant three years back. She had tablets Thyronorm 100 mcg during the entire pregnancy period and before that. I am attaching two reports taken three years back. Last year she took another test, her levels were low (reports attached). The... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I recommend (consult with a specialist doctor, talk with him or her and take medicines with their consent) decreasing the tablet Thyronorm (Levothyroxine) dose to 50 mcg daily. I suggest you repeat TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone levels) and FT4 )(free thyroxine) in th... Read Full »
I have thyroiditis and take Inderal 20 mg. Is this enough?
Query: Hi doctor, I had slight dizziness, palpitations, increased heart rate, anxiety, and acidity. I was asked to take a thyroid blood test, and my T4 level was 24.90. T3 and TSH levels were normal. Then I underwent a radioiodine test and was diagnosed with thyroiditis. Doctor asked me to take tablet Inde... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have reviewed the reports (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). It shows that you have slightly high triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. That is a good report, and you do... Read Full »
Why do I not get my periods for the past two years after my delivery?
Query: Hello doctor, After my delivery for the past two years, I had no period. I went for a checkup with a gynecologist. She gave me Primolut N (Norethisterone) to start my period. The period came but then again, no periods in coming months. I visited two to three doctors, they gave me the same Primolut N... Read Full »
Answer: Hi doctor, Welcome to icliniq.com. It will take some six months for your thyroid levels to become normal with medicines and your periods to resume regularly. After initiating thyroid medicine, you have to repeat thyroid levels to see if the dosage is sufficient after three months. Moreover, you ha... Read Full »
I take excess thyroid pills. Is it a serious issue?
Query: Hi doctor, My sister ate a bottle full of thyroid pills. She feels so weak and nervous every day. And she gets angry and her body temperature is always too warm and I searched the effect of too much of thyroid pills. Her age is 18 what should we do now? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please visit the emergency department of any hospital and get a stomach wash done. The symptoms she is exhibiting is that of hyperthyroidism for which treatment is needed. It will increase heart rate, cause diarrhea, tremors of hand, anxiety, and agitation. Do not waste... Read Full »
I have taken Levothyroxine sodium for a year. Should I continue?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 71 years old, five feet tall, and weigh 118 pounds. I take Levothyroxine sodium 100 mcg daily, five times a week. I felt good about this for about a year. Now I am exhausted, and have an achy body, brain fog, and constipation. A year ago, my thyroid levels were in the normal range... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have hypothyroidism as per history and taking Thyroxine for that. The dose of Levothyroxine is changed according to the serum TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) level. Therefore, the level of TSH should be maintained within range by changing the dose of Levothyrox... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 25-year-old male and a hypothyroid patient for the last three years. Is there any way to fix my thyroid and stop the medication? Currently, my medication is just replacing my thyroid and not fixing my glands in any way. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and from what you mentioned it appears that you have hypothyroidism and you want to cure it without medications. Well to be very clear there is a problem that your thyroids are not functioning properly and there is no way to make them as they were befo... Read Full »
What are the nonpharmacological methods to manage diabetes?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 60-year-old male. I have been taking thyroid medicine for 2.5 years. Please check my recent test reports and suggest if I need to stop the medicine, change or carry on. I also need suggestions for diabetes. I have never taken any diabetes treatment. Again, please check my reports a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. You have mild diabetes as your HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) is over 6.5 percent. It is 6.6 percent for you (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Right now, you need to follow lifestyle modifications only. Your TSH (thyroid-sti... Read Full »
Can thyroid pills be taken in case of a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone?
Query: Hi doctor, I am taking a thyroid pill for the last year. But now my thyroid level is low, as you can see in the report. So please suggest to me whether I should continue with the pill or I can stop it. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. I can understand your concern. You are a known case of hypothyroidism, and you have been on a thyroid pill for the last year. Your recent thyroid function test has revealed that your T3 (Triiodothyronine) level is 2.20 ng/ml, which is above normal,... Read Full »