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I was told that my thyroid levels were very low and am being retreated with methimazole. is this right? i was diagnosed with grave's disease around the age of 17 and was put on meds. after having my first child at the age of 21 my labs were redone and
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I : I presume what was low was your thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh), the central hormone that controls thyroid hormone production. If that is low, then your thyroid hormone itself is too high, and methimizole is the proper treatment.
Answered 10/3/2016
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No: Pituitary hormone-tsh- is low , suggesting thyroid producing too much hormone again.
Answered 3/16/2013
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