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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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I have only been on PTU about 2 1/2 weeks now. No side effects.
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I have been up and I have been down.
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this is what i had to take first for 2yrs it worked but my goiter startede to get larger so had to have another treatment
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Was working just fine...
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T4 came down, but liver enzymes went up. Reduced dose, watching bloodwork.
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My liver enzymes have gone up.
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just started
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So far so good. Methimazole made me itch.
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I took it the first time around and I went into remission within 8 months. Stayed that way for 9 years.
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worked in lessing t-4 free and t-3 production. taken off of in 11/07 due to kidney levers increasing
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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]
