Sir, my uric acid level is 8.5 and thyroid tsh is 7.6 according to last month report. And I am taking furic 40 and thyronorm 25 regularly. Is it proper treatment.

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Mr. lybrate-user kumar, thanks for the query. I have seen the details mentioned. Both uric acid and tsh are high. In case of uric acid please let me know whether you have any symptoms related to that like joint pains or gouty arthritis? Because if uric acid is high and there are no real symptoms then there is not so much of a problem. The drug that you are taking is good needs to be continued and you have to avoid high purine containing foods. As regards tsh level, when one is on adequate dosage of levothyroxine, tsh is usually maintained around 3 to 4 mu/l at which there are no symptoms related to hypothyroidism. So if you have any questions please do come back. Thanks.

Prabhakar Laxman Jathar · Accepted Answer

Mr. lybrate-user kumar, thanks for the query. I have seen the details mentioned. Both uric acid and tsh are high. In case of uric acid please let me know whether you have any symptoms related to that like joint pains or gouty arthritis? Because if uric acid is high and there are no real symptoms then there is not so much of a problem. The drug that you are taking is good needs to be continued and you have to avoid high purine containing foods. As regards tsh level, when one is on adequate dosage of levothyroxine, tsh is usually maintained around 3 to 4 mu/l at which there are no symptoms related to hypothyroidism. So if you have any questions please do come back. Thanks.

Santhosh C Abraham · Answer

if TSH is not falling further you might need to increase your thyroxine replacement. Uric acid medicine is ok to continue.