Thyroid medicine not working? Here is what you should do
The thyroid gland regulates body metabolism by releasing hormones T3 and T4. Conditions like hypothyroidism and ...
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What Happens if You Don't Take Your Thyroid Medication?
With hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), two antithyroid drugs are used to tamp down the overproduction of T3 and T4 by the ...
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Antithyroid therapy—best choice of drug and dose
Antithyroid drugs can cause increases in hepatic enzymes, as well as more serious hepatic adverse effects, including fulminant hepatic failure. 7 Much evidence suggests that, like agranulocytosis ...
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Your Guide to Understanding Graves’ Disease
Your doctor may prescribe antithyroid drugs, including propylthiouracil and methimazole, or beta-blockers. Beta-blockers don’t treat the condition itself, but they can help lower the effects of ...
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Propranolol HCl 60mg, 80mg, 120mg, 160mg; sust-rel caps. Propranolol, a nonselective β-adrenergic receptor blocker, does not possess autonomic nervous system activity. Propranolol generally ...
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Healthy Living With Graves’ Disease
If you’ve been diagnosed with Graves’ disease, you may be treated with antithyroid medication, radioactive iodine therapy, or surgery. And, while there’s no particular diet or exercise plan ...
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Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy
Hyperthyroidism is often treated with antithyroid drugs in pregnancy. However, they are not completely safe to use during pregnancy as methimazole increases risk of neonatal malformations and ...