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Antithyroid Antibodies

by sarahleeapril22, Aug 01, 2007 06:53PM
Hi - if you have high antibodies, but a TSH within range, are you taking any medication to help with the antibodies?
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by GravesLady, Aug 01, 2007 10:52PM
To: sarahleeapril22
Antibodies are not curable therefore there is no treatment, no medication.

However, what is treated is  your levels.  Normal levels no treatment.

A lot of people without thyroid condition can have antibodies. Antibodies are autoimmune and they attack the thyroid.  In hypos by killing the thyroid off slowly. With hypers making it produce too  much hormones. So these issues will show up in test through our levels. In which we are then treated and/or put on meds.






by GravesLady, Aug 01, 2007 10:54PM
To: sarahleeapril22
I should have said, antibodies CAN be autoimmune in some thyroid conditions, not all.
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