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I'm 28 yrs old and i'm on eltroxin medication 150 microgram daily since long years as i had total thyroidectomy when i was young and i have no symptom?
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Keep taking.: You don't have a thyroid gland any more to your body can't make the thyroid hormone. Thus, you will need to take Eltroxin (levothyroxine) for the rest of your life. It is simply replacement thyroid hormone.
Answered 8/10/2015
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