Hello Doctors, I am 24 year old and married housewife. Recently I had done my thyroid test, the result was T3-188, T4-0.5, TSH - 255.92, As it shows Hypothyroid my doctors prescribed to take Thyroxine Sodium Tablet 150 mcg (1 tablet daily on empty stomach) and to test again after 1 month, Now I want to know, how much time it will take to come to the normal range, and apart from taking medicine, should I need to Change my diet plan, if yes then please suggest me. Thank You.

Dr. Ambadi KumarIntegrated Medicine Specialist33yrs exp

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Get to know the correct tests to do as well as the treatment protocols. That is the reason world wide hypothyroid patients are on life long medications with the the autoimmune component not addressed correctly The complete Thyroid profile has 7 tests and not the only TSH. FreeT4 and Free T3 which is usually done. This is the common mistake done by even Endocrinologists all over the world. What patients are prescribed is the synthetic. T4 Thyroxine known by brands like Thyronorm./ Synthroid /Eltroxin which may or may not be the correct drug. Because T4 -Inactive hormone T3 is the Active hormone. T4 has to get converted to T3 only in the presence of a healthy liver and adequate levels of nutrients like, Iodine,Zinc, Iron,Magnesium ,B12 ,Selenium and many others. The water you drink and take bath, Tooth paste you use ,Antibacterial soaps, Deodorants,Perfumes ,cooking oils ,cooking pots ,Plastics, foods like wheat and more have chemicals which interfere with your thyroid hormone synthesis and functioning. The TSH levels might be fine but patient is not fine and still has symptoms like fatigue, constipation,hair loss ,inability to loose weight but your Dr. says that your TSH blood levels are normal .The problem here is that your Dr. is treating the lab results and not the symptoms. You are told to take lifelong medicines which is probably never needed if you treat the root cause. So please wake up and take personal responsibility for your own health and question your Dr. So Get the Right tests done, so that you do not get bad surprises later. Get the Right Advice from the Right doctor who takes a detailed history and educates you before medicating you. Send a feedback with your name and contact number and please highlight your issue because I cannot see your health issue in the feedback area and try to most probably reverse your hypothyroidism by diet and lifestyle and few food supplements without any medication. I am a Lifestyle the initial consult works through Lybrate. I treat the root cause and not the symptoms The trigger for hypothyroidism varies from person to person and general guidelines might not work for everybody. The first step is start removing all chemicals inside your house and in your cooking .other wise medications may not work. Learn about the thyroid gland strengthening supplements and recipes Make your thyroid work for you and not against you.  

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