Sir. I started medication in the second week of April and checked for the first time on 19th June. Tsh level-2.50.t3-1.03 and t4-11.64.my rbs level was 96. I am having a height 150 cm and weight 64 kg. I started walking 45 minutes in the morning. Ortho surgeon said that I have swelling on my shoulder muscle. Is weight gain a side effect? How long should I have to take medicines. I am married and planning for a baby. Will it be risky? Thank you.

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist46yrs exp

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lybrate-user Thanks for the query. Hypothyroidism is a hormone deficiency disease, where thyroid gland produces either less or almost nil thyroxine. This is an essential hormone for all the metabolic function in the body. When deficient it has to be supplemented daily for the whole lifetime. Hence the treatment is for lifetime. The levels mentioned are fairly normal. Same levels need to be maintained if you want to remain free from the symptoms. Plus looking at your weight and height it is clear that with a BMI of 28.44 kgs/M2, you are considerably over weight. (normal BMI < 23 kgs/M2). Therefore, you need to exercise and also take restricted food intake. Further if you are planning for a conception, then TSH has to be maintained around 2 mU/L. Otherwise efforts to concieve may not succeed. Also check your PP glucose level. If you have any doubts please do come back. Thanks.  

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