Patient's question:
Because of a certain illness, I have been unable to stop taking medication for a long time. Due to the medication, my endocrine system has been affected, and now I want to stop taking the medication and regulate my condition. Please advise if I should stop taking medication when hypothyroidism turns into hyperthyroidism.Doctor's answer:
Patients with hypothyroidism have turned into hyperthyroidism and need to be discontinued, as patients with hyperthyroidism have higher thyroid excretion. Reusing it will make the symptoms more severe. Antithyroid drugs are needed for treatment, or surgery or radioactive iodine (I-131) methods can be used. However, surgery and radioactive iodine methods are easy to recur hypothyroidism, and the treatment method needs to be decided cautiously.