Does this sound strange to you? The dr said whether the thyroid is hyper or hypo, the med is the same: levothyroxine.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Levothyroxene for hypothyroidism (I took mine only half an hour ago), but I'd be surprised if prescribed for the hyper- equivalent. If it's right I can only assume it has some subtler control function than mere "topping-up".

purplepen · 51-55, F

@ArishMell I checked the drug info and it doesn't. The list of side effects also includes hyperthyroidism if it's overprescribed.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@purplepen Thankyou - yes, I can certainly understand that risk!