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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 | 176 |
78% |
| Hyperthyroidism | 63 |
84% |
| Hypothyroidism | 2 |
100% |
| Goiter | 1 |
100% |
| Brain Injury | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 80% (243
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PTU Reviews
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It is hard to adjust doses. I have been on too much and too little.
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i am now in hypo
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i am now in hypo
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With some side effects , like loss of taste. Overall appears to have worked somewhat to control my throid. I still have the Graves symtoms.
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CONSTANTLY NOT KNOWING HOW I WILL FEEL FROM DAY TO DAY. TRYING TO DEAL WITH VISION AND NERVOUS PROBLEMS CAUSED BY CONDITION.
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levels still getting better
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Except that we have to adjust it in "microdoses."!
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Got my levels down. Seems to be helping.
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had an over active thyroid for just over a year, seems to be doing ok at the mo.levels are becoming normalbut still on 200mg
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worked great!!
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yea like it is working but if ptu will help me better because of my ted i would rather that should the doctors not have suggested to me since my ted?y... [More] -
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Hi mammy...I hadnt heard of this ATD so I looked it up. Yes, it is used to manage Hyper and its safe to take in prep for a TT or RAI. Check it out. ... [More] -
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just wondering wat the differance between ptu(propylthiouracil) and neomercazole?are the the same ?would ptu be better for me because of my eye proble... [More] -
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I started ptu also two weeks ago and i did experience a sore throat but it's gone now. I like methamazolee better to be honest to me it seemed to work... [More] -
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I'VE BEEN ON PTU FOR THREE MONTHS, IM BLOWING UP LIKE A BALLOON, WHEN I WAS ON METHIMAZOLE I WAS LOSING WEIGHT LIKE CRAZY, THE PTU IS WORKING GREAT BU... [More]
