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My mother 56 years old, wt. 77kg, tsh 12.55,(free t4 level not done) given tab. Eltroxin 25mcg after 8 days tsh comes down to 6.57 and free t4 level 0.76 should I continue 25 mcg or increase to 50?
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You will have to increase the dose to 50 mcg per day.
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Continue same dose. Repeat tsh after 2 months.
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continue for six weeks and monitor again.
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Dear, tsh should be checked only after 8 weeks. If it comes between 1 & 2, the dose of eltroxin is adequate. If it is low or high then the dose of eltro xin needs to be changed.
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