A 33-year-old member asked:

Can you suffer from thyroid storm if you have an underactive thyroid?

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Dr. Quang Nguyenanswered

Specializes in Endocrinology

No: Only if you severely overdose on your thyroid replacement pills can this happen but then you will be hyperthyroid and not hypothyroid anymore.

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A Verified Doctoranswered

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No: Thyroid storm is a condition exclusively related to hyperthyroidism, which is the opposite of hypothyroidism.

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