She had seizure disorder in December 2015 and she was given tab. valparin chrono 300 mg. But from jan. 2017 she had hair fall and in may 2017 she was diagnosed hypothyroidism and tab. eltroxin 50 mcg was started In nov. 2017 the medicine of seizure was changed to trioptal 450 mg. Due to seizure couldn't control I want to ask that seizure medicine can change the TSH level or hypothyroidism occurred if yes then how much time hypothyroidism will be treated. Thyroid medicine can be stopped after few year or she has to take medicine for long time.

Thyroid Disorders

Underactive Thyroid

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Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist47yrs exp

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Mr. lybrate-user, Thanks for the query. Hypothyroidism and siezures (probably epilepsy) are tow totally different conditions. Both need to be treated with specific drugs. Treatment for seizures is invariably goes on for many years. As regards hypothyroidism, once it is diagnosed, the condition remains for lifetime. Therefore, treatment has to be continued for the whole life. It is essential to maintain TSH level around 3 to 4 mU/L. Then only all the symptoms of hypothyroidism are in check. Thanks.

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