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A member asked:

Can thyrotoxicosis be caused by taking too much or too high of a dose of synthroid (thyroxine)?

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Excess synthroid (thyroxine): Too much synthroid (thyroxine) causes the same effects as thyrotoxicosis but it would be called a toxic dose of synthetic thyroid supplement rather than thyrotoxicosis. That is it is exogenous rather than endogenous thyrotoxicosis.

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Answered 3/8/2014

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