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Anyone know if taking thyroxine can lower the Platelet count?

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Very interesting question!! I have been taking thyroxine for a number of years and I have low platelets - they do go up and down. I googled..."drugs causing low platelets.." - but thyroxine weren't on the list unfortunately.

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