What Does The Following Thyroid Profile Result Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 28 Dec 2014

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Question : I am a hypothyroid patient and taking 75MCG Thyroxine. I got my Thyroid test done in September and my value of TSH was 3.07 . Now, I got it done again. And here are my results:-
T3- 105
T4- 10.7
TSH- 7.69

What should be done?

Answered by Dr. Ajish TP (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You have to increase the thyroxine dose

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,

Welcome back to HCM. Thanks for posting question

Your current TSH is elevated. Hope you are taking medications properly in morning empty stomach. Once on treatment your TSH should be less than 3 miu/ml. So you have to increase the Thyroxine dose.

If I were your treating physician I would have increased your Thyroxine dose to 100 mcg and followed you up after 2 months with thyroid function tests.

Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.

Regards
Dr Ajish TP
Consultant Endocrinologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Ajish TP (17 minutes later)

should there be some time gap between medicine and breakfast? I am regular on my medicine.

Answered by Dr. Ajish TP (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The time gap should be 1 hour

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,

Welcome back.

The time gap between thyroxine and food/ tea / coffee should be ideally 1 hour or at least 30 minutes

Regards,

Dr Ajish TP
Consultant Endocrinologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj