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Is It Safe To Withdraw Synthroid Cold Turkey?

i have been on synthroid 100mg for 1 year and i want to come off them my eating habits have changed i have gained weight and cannot get it off when i saw the doctor he said mine was not too bad but put me on it anyway i am tired all the time i do not eat all day i am in a rut what will happen to me if i just quit the synthroid
Mon, 7 Dec 2015
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what is your last TFT report
getting off thyroid replacement therapy will result in reversion of symptoms and certainly gain in weight
please repeat your TFT and Lipid profile and intimate and do not stop synthroid 100 without consent of your treating physician
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Is It Safe To Withdraw Synthroid Cold Turkey?

what is your last TFT report getting off thyroid replacement therapy will result in reversion of symptoms and certainly gain in weight please repeat your TFT and Lipid profile and intimate and do not stop synthroid 100 without consent of your treating physician