A member asked:

Diagnosed with hypothyroidism during pregnancy.took levothyroxine. after delivery blood result showed hyper so i had to stop and repeat blood test after 3 weeks. now tsh is 7. does it take time for the body to normalize levels?

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Hypothyroidism: Your thyroid is underactive again. When you were overactive, I think all that was needed was to reduce your dose of levothyroxine and retest after a week or so. It's time to get back on treatment. A thyroidologist or endocrinologist can advise you best,however.

Answered 12/8/2019

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