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What could cause a tsh to drop from 25 to 3.1 in less than 2 weeks. doctors retested after worsening symptoms. can tsh levels fluctuate that much?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Yes: Peptide hormones like TSH have short half lives measured in minutes. Adequate treatment with replacement thyroxine would cause TSH to drop rapidly.

Answered 5/19/2014

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A member asked:

What could cause a tsh to drop from 25 to 3.1 in less than 2 weeks. doctors retested after worsening symptoms. can tsh levels fluctuate that much?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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