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Propylthiouracil (PTU) is a thioamide drug used to treat hyperthyroidism. It is a medicine that is used to decrease the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Graves' Disease | 248 |
78% |
| Hyperthyroidism | 92 |
87% |
| Hypothyroidism | 2 |
100% |
| Arthritis | 1 |
100% |
| Goiter | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 81% (347
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PTU Reviews
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Didn't work
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They say my levels are normal, but the graves symptoms are still present.
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Continuuing with this, can't stand the taste of it.
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Helped me control acute TSH and Free T4 levels during pregnancy. Did not seem to negatively effect my unborn son.
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200mg so far so good i guess.
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so far so good. on 200mg PTU after delivery.
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Switched to Carbimazole as had horrible side effects on PTU.
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block and replace therapy
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I continue to take liquid L-Carnitine for GD which was severe, refused RAI, continue to be symptom free and lab-perfect for the past 3 years!!!
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Methimazole vs PTU (rash and fears of PTU)
I follow a strict gluten free diet. I use only sea salt unless it's plain salt in one of my gluten free products I eat. I am thinking of going ba... [More] -
Methimazole vs PTU (rash and fears of PTU)
The reference ranges for the Frees are usually like this: FT4: 0.8-1.8 FT3: 2.2-4.2 Might you have given me the ranges for the Total Ts inste... [More] -
Methimazole vs PTU (rash and fears of PTU)
Sorry, I had to look these up :) Not too sure about the accuracy. It was done through Quest T4 1.4 - 12.0 ranges I think T3 3.5 - 7.7 ranges I thi... [More] -
Methimazole vs PTU (rash and fears of PTU)
What are the reference ranges for the FT3 and the FT4? {{{hugs}}} [More] -
Methimazole vs PTU (rash and fears of PTU)
Okay so long story short I have had graves for over 11 years, treated with methimazole for most of those years aside from taking PTU when I was pregna... [More]







