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A member asked:

When under levothyroxine treatment,what should be taken care for monthly blood checkups. shd i skip the medicine before blood test and take it later?

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Do not skip: You should take your medication for the day at your usual time on days that you have your blood test.

Dr Juchau agreed

Answered 9/18/2014

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I take Levothyroxine 70 mg. Blood tests were drawn yesterday - March 16. This was the only issue. My TSH is low, I guess. F TSH W/REFLEX TO FT4 0.15 L 0.40-4.50 (mIU/L). Should I increase my medication from 70 to 100? or 125? My doctor is away?

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Hi,I take levothyroxine 0.125 MG daily. My latest blood test shows a TSH of 2.71.I'm in week 8 of pregnancy.Am I going to have a miscarriage considering I'm above the first timester range?Thanks.

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Tsh .007 cause my period to not come?Confirmed not pregnant through blood test with obgyn.Synthroid (thyroxine) has been adjusted before and i did not miss period

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I think I've been taking too much levothyroxine. How long will it take for symptoms to subside if the dose is lowered? The symptoms: intestinal upsets, weight loss, sore muscles (especially in the legs), atrial fibrillation, etc. Blood tests coming?

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