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A member asked:

If you take syntroid, does the normal thyroid gland stops producing hormone?

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Thyroid hormone: Yes. An abnormal thyroid (Eg. Graves, multinodular goiter) may continue to make thyroid hormone even while taking synthroid (thyroxine).

Dr Giannone agreed

Answered 11/2/2015

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

It depends: it really depends how much we are taking,the medication will suppress the thyroid, the question is the suppression partial,or complete. and that dependson the dose.

Answered 7/14/2015

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