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I would like to know how long before the trace of anti-thyrox leaves my body, in order for me to do a proper diagnosis. I started treatment with my tsh showing 0.04 and ft4 showing 40.00 my second tests says tsh 0.03 ft4 19.16 I want to get second opinion to confirm the condition but I took the pills for 3 weeks then stopped for about a week without taking the anti-thyrox my blood results are now showing normal levels of the thyroid hormones. Of both ft3 and ft4 and tsh. please advice.
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Repeat tsh after one month.
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Hello, Thanks for the query. Treatment for Hyperthyroidism with anti-thyroid drugs has to be continued for 12 to 18 months, some times up to 24 months. Once the TSH level comes to around 3 mU/L (0.5 to 5 mU/L), then drug is discontinued. Later TSH is checked on regular basis (every six moth). If it remains with in normal range, that means one is cured form hyperthyroidism. Taking treatment for a few weeks is not good at all. It does not have any specific action. Thanks.
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