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If you are overmedicated on synthroid (thyroxine) can it cause symptoms of graves disease?

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Potentially yes.: Being on too high of a dose of synthroid (thyroxine) would share some similarities with the symptoms of graves' disease.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/3/2013

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