Normal FT3 and Normal FT4 with High level TSH

[luttu]

I am detected with High Level TSH(25.549 micro International Unit) and normal FT3(2.23pg/ml) and normal FT4(0.79 ng/dl). I am adviced tomtake ELTROXIN tablet(100 mcg) for one month daily morning in empty stomach.

I am unmarried woman of age 23. I like to know what are the side effects of hypothyroidism and any side effect of ELTROXIN . How long I need to take these tablets.
What are the things I need to take care of.

I am overweight(88 kgs); but height 158 cms only.

[luttu]

Thanks for the reply;

Other symptoms include itching feeling all over the body; very difficult to get sleep in the night dry skin etc...
I am asthmetic also which disturbs once in three  or four months or so; i used to take tablet(VENT) also not any inhalers.

[ozzy1000]

hi luttu,
i'm new to hypothyroidism aswell, this is my first week of taking eltroxin, go steady 100mcg seems quite alot, for me 50mcg's was to much, i couldn't even make it to work, it was all i could do to breath properly, palpitations all day only easing up in the eveing, my dr was great they said to start on what ever i could tolerate even if that meant cutting 25mcg's in half, 25mcg's are just about ok so i'm going to try and stick at this for a while. good luck, ow

[hypogirl80]

There are a lot of symptoms from hypothyroidism, gain weight is one, low mood, cold, losing hair,... etc..   at least 15 different kind of symptoms.  from your blood test, you are on the hypo side, your TSH is too high, even your FT3 and FT4 are normal, but they are LOW normal. besides over weight, do you have any other symptoms ?  The 100mcg Eltroxin should help you a lot,  you need to continue do blood test every other month to make sure the dosage of Eltroxin is correct, make sure you take enough, but not too much.  Eltroxin has very few side effects, pretty save in most cases.  Depends on your thyroid itself, you may have to take this tablet for months, years, or many many years....