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I was told my chances of being treated successfully were greater if I also took thyroxine in addition to PTU or methimazole. Is this true?

April 26, 2017addition greater methimazole PTU successfully Thyroxine treated

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I was told my chances of being treated successfully were greater if I also took thyroxine in addition to PTU or methimazole. Is this true?

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An initial study from Japan suggested that combining antithyroid drugs with thyroxine may increase the duration of remission in patients treated for Graves’ disease. Several follow-up studies have not confirmed this data, and this is not done very often any more, except under unusual circumstances. See Lack of effect of thyroxine in patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism who are treated with an antithyroid drug. N Engl J Med.