You can take Levothyroxine Sodium Tablet in pregnancy, but you need to use the medication under the supervision of your doctor.
Levothyroxine sodium tablets are generally used to replace thyroid hormones in patients with hypothyroidism or autoimmune thyroid disease, depending on the results of thyroid hormone levels.
After pregnancy, if the examination of thyroid function suggests that the level of thyrotropin is more than 2.5mIU/L, you need to take levothyroxine tablets, so that the thyroid hormone is in the normal range in favor of the normal development of the fetus, to avoid the fetus’s intelligence is affected. And you need to review the thyroid function regularly to monitor the value of thyroid-stimulating hormone and guide the use of medication.
Common adverse reactions of levothyroxine sodium tablets include fever, vomiting, palpitation, headache, excessive sweating, insomnia and tachycardia, etc. Some hypersensitivity patients may cause allergic reactions. Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets and excipients are contraindicated in highly sensitive individuals.
No studies have shown that thyroid hormones cause genomic changes that can produce damage to offspring, so Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets are safe to take during pregnancy.
It is worth noting that the dose of levothyroxine sodium needs to be dynamically adjusted during pregnancy, as well as during breastfeeding, in which case it is important to consult a professional endocrinologist, follow the doctor’s instructions and take the medication correctly, so as to minimize the impact on the child.