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I have just had my thyroxine increased from 50 mcg to 75 mcg per day and noticed that my hands and feet are starting to swell. Is this due to the extra thyroxine I am taking?

April 26, 2017feet hands increased mcg noticed Thyroxine

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I have just had my thyroxine increased from 50 mcg to 75 mcg per day and noticed that my hands and feet are starting to swell. Is this due to the extra thyroxine I am taking?

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Swelling of the hands and feet are signs of an underactive thyroid, but I think it would be unlikely that this was the explanation for you given the relatively modest increase in dose of thyroxine that has been recommended. You should await your blood test results and if these are normal and if your swelling persists then the thyroid is not responsible and you should consider looking elsewhere for the cause.