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can i continue with this, taking extra thyroid?
i know its wrong but i have been taking thyroxine to help me get thin since a week now, 75mcg everyday, im 128 pounds and 5'5" and my weight was not going down. all i want to know is how much longer can i continue this without getting seriously ill. moderately ill i can handle. plz just answer the question and no moral lectures. how much longer can i continue?
plz just tell me if i can go on doing this for another week?
3 Answers
- cyp 450Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
I completely agree with Athene. Thyroid hormones affect every organ and tissue in human body - heart, brain and nervous system, skin, kidney, muscles, etc. The weight loss is only a very small part of the global effect of thyroxine on your body. Please talk to your doctor, you may need a slow decrease in dose rather than aburpt discontinuation.
- AtheneLv 61 decade ago
Taking thyroid like this will almost certainly make you develop a thyroid deficiency so you will need the tablets for life. Once your thyroid stops making its own thyroid andyou are on tablets, you are never the same - you have a constant battle with obesity and tiredness. Also, taking thyroid that you do not need puts you at an exceptionally high risk of heart attack. The does you are on is very high.
So, the answer to how long you can keep doing this is, you may be about to lose your life or else you may find yourself doing it for the rest of your life.
Source(s): Sufferer of drug-induced thyroid problems.
