I am 42 suffering from hypothyroid. I gain weight and there is like swelling on the body. I take 25 mg thyrocare pills daily, Even then it looks like I am gaining or swelling weight. My TSH is 7.35. It is a danger?

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist48yrs exp

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Hello, thanks for the query. When one is on adequate dosage of levothyroxine tsh is maintained around 3 to 4m u/l, at which level all the symptoms are in check. Therefore it is clear that with tsh at 7.35 mu/l, your current dosage is low, needs to be increased so that tsh is brought down as mentioned earlier. Plus there is a need to take restricted diet (matching calories to ideal body weight) and regular exercise of over 1 hour a day. That should help. Thanks.  

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