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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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find PTU helpful
PTU Reviews
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seemed to work while pregnant.
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Was pregnant, and PTU helped with the symptoms. Stopped after the birth, and rapidly went down hill with symptoms and labs.
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It brought my TSH level back to the low end of normal but I also had an allergic reaction, ie rash, and I still don't feel any better.
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working great
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sluggish, tired and kind of depressed feeling.
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This med lowered my levels almost immediately. I have recently been weaned off of PTU therapy after being on it for almost a year and a half.
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I am currently on PTU (50mg - 3 times a day) Seems to be working.
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my ft4 and tsh results back to normal
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Worked well, then my doc decided to take me off. I did well for a couple of months now I am back on it.
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slow, slow, slow recovery
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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]
