Should Eltroxin Dosage Be Increased From 50mcg?

Posted on Sat, 16 Sep 2017

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Question : hello,
I'm XXXXXXX XXXXXXX My age is 47.My height 5ft.My weight is 47.5.
I'm taking Eltroxin from past 32 years.
Now my dosage is 50 mcg.
My FREE T4 is 1.6 ng/dL and TSH is 3.5 .
What should be my dosage now? Please help....

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
The Same dose to continue

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through your query carefully and understand your concerns. Your dosage should continue at 50 mcg per day. Had the TSH level been lower (something between 1 and 1.5, or lower), perhaps lowering the dose could be considered.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee