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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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Ptu is working fine, i just that to take 3 pills three times a day.
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helped alot but having some troubles
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It works but I suffer greatly from hives and my Endo said I might go to a skin specialist. I am currently taking antihistimines from over the counter to relieve the itch.
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Started on Carbimazole, changed to PTU for starting a family, am sill of beta blockers too
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It has resolved all of my previous symptoms except I now have severe acne.
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Worked for a short while but kept having to increase it and got headaches, so had to try something else.
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Switched to it from methimazole a year and a half ago, and have gone from taking it 3x a day to once every other day.
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Just started it
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I am not sure whether it worked but i am experiencing hair loss and itchy skin.
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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]
