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Thyroid issues
What will happen if I stop taking thyroxin medicine? I want to recover from it maintaining healthy lifestyle .is it possible?
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Depend on what dose of thyroxine you are on, and how much is level of thyroid in blood. Also what was the disease condition for which it had been started. It is always better not to stop thyroxine, and still maintain healthy lifestyle.
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get your t3t4tsh levels done and then it picture would be more clear
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don't stop medicine while doing your blood tests
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Hi , if you stop taking medicine your thyroid levels will be deranged. And in long term you will develops symptoms related to it .
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never stop .. dose can be tapered
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