What Does My Thyroid Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 29 Jul 2017

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Question : greetings! i was on 100 mcg thyronorm for long time..last month tsh level was .013..my doctor asked me to stop for a month and recheck then start again..for last one month i have been suffering from loose motion once or twice a day..medicines not working. is this because of the tsh level nad not taking the correct dosage?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Directly related.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Thyroid hormones serve a very important role in the body. I do not think it has been a good idea to stop thyronorm 100 abruptly. Ideally it should have been tapered over a period of time. In other words, the dose should have been reduced to 50 for a month, 25 for a month, 12.5 for another month before eliminating completely.

I think that the loose motion is directly related to the stoppage of thyroid supplementation. I would insist you to get your thyroid profile checked once again.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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