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Maam, i have been advise tyronom 50, daily , my tsh is 20 and t3, (liothyronine)t4 are normal , how long should i continue ?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

It depends.: Increased TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) means that the thyroid isn't making enough thyroid hormones without help from the pituitary gland to force it to make more. This is usually due to chronic hypothyroidism. Sometimes, increases in TSH can be temporary, though. Take it as long as your doctor says. Often a higher dose of your thyroid medicine is needed. So repeated TSH testing is done to see

Answered 6/28/2015

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