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 to regulate my condition. Should I stop taking the medication if my hypothyroidism turns into hyperthyroidism?Doctor's answer:
Patients with hypothyroidism have turned into hyperthyroidism and need to be discontinued because patients with hyperthyroidism have higher thyroid excretion. Reusing it will make the symptoms more severe. Antithyroid drugs need to be used for treatment. Surgery or I-131 can also be used for treatment, but surgical and I-131 treatment methods are very easy to recur hypothyroidism, and treatment methods need to be decided cautiously.