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Is my dry skin and face redness due to cutting my hypothyroidism medication (levothyroxine) in half and is it serious?
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Hard to know: The skin condition you are dealing with may or may not have anything to do with your thyroid meds. Increasing/decreasing these meds is best guided by blood test that shows your level of control. If cutting the med is part of such efforts a followup blood test after a month or so should show whether this could contribute to any issue or be just what you need.
Answered 1/22/2020
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