Suggest Medication And Precautions For Hypothyroidism

Posted on Fri, 22 Jun 2018

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Question : hi doctor, my sister whose age us female and age 25 is having thyroid . i am attaching her last 6 months report.please have a look and suggest medicines and precautions what we can do from our end in best. thanks in advance have a great day

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
needs to up titrate the dose.

Detailed Answer:
dear sir, i have gone through the reports, and as per the reports your sister is hypothyroid. she is presently on 50 mcg of thyroxine. she needs to make it 75 mcg. the tablet needs to be taken every day, early morning, empty stomach. after the tablet , another 30 minutes, she should not be eating or drinking any thing.
she should be avoiding cabbage, spinach and other goitrogens. recheck her thyroid profile after 6 weeks and let me know.
regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Minal Mohit (16 hours later)

Hello doctor,

In my local ..one of the doctor has suggested for 62.5mcg .is it fine if I take that or I should continue with 75mcg. And could you please suggest what are the things I should include in my diet which will be useful.

Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
you may increase in a step wise approach.

Detailed Answer:
dear sir, 62.5 mcg for 6 weeks, and then repeat , and if required we go to 75 mcg. step wise approach , slow approach can also be taken. in young patients, I do not go slow usually. but that is also correct.
diet already advised. it is less diet related issue. it is an auto immune condition.
regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar