I have hypothyroidism, earlier I had 150 tsh level and gone through 100 mcg thyronorm med. I had no symptoms of it though when I had it, I lack healthy body and was very underweight. Which was strange to this condition. Now its 4 years passed and I checked regularly, it was normal. Recently I checked again and my tsh= 26 this time so Dr. said to have 125 mcg thyronorm. Its been 15 days and I checked again with antibody test. Tsh = 1.629�iu/ml, t4 = 12.2�g/dl ,t3= 0.96 ng/ml. Anti tpo, serum = 266.3 u/ml so I have hashimoto disease. Still I feel weakness even on medication. I would like to know is anything there that can help me through? And can I get rid of hashimoto?

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist52yrs exp

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Hello, thanks for the query. I have seen the details mentioned. Please understand hashimoto's thyroiditis (ht) is an autoimmune phenomenon, that causes hypothyroidism. There is no medication to cure or remove it. In majority of hypothyroidism patients the cause is ht. In any form of hypothyroidism only treatment is to take adequate dosage of levothyroxine and maintain tsh with in the specified range as well as t4 in the normal range. There is no specific treatment for ht. Further there is no need to check anti tpo antibodies again & again. So do not worry about "curing ht" just take adequate dosage of levothyroxine and maintain tsh as well as t4 with in range. That will help you remain free from symptoms. If you have any questions please do come back. Thanks.  

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