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Can your thyroid gland kick in and produce more thyroxine even though you are hypothyroid and why

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Before dying completely the thyroid can 'stutter' in the production of thyroid hormones. This can happen over years. I have heard stories of the thyroid 'coming back to life' but consider this a rarity that does not happen to everyone.

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