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feeling of tension at the neck and difficulty in swallowing food

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I wonder if it's a symptom of hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism ?

thanks you!!!

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Ismael, it can be a sign of either. You are hypothyroid so it can be a sign of undermedication as the thyroid swells to produce more hormone, or it can be due to an autoimmune attack (Hashimoto's) which can cause inflammation. I'm not aware that overmedication causes a swollen thyroid.

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IsmaelAC in reply to Clutter

I was recently taking three tablets of 30 mg of Erfa and a week I started with half a tablet of 0.025 mg Cynomel ago. Could it be due to the drastic change Clutter?

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Ismael, yes. I told you previously you'll need 30mcg Cynomel to replace 90mg Erfa. You've replaced the 12mcg T3 in Erfa but are missing the 52.5mcg T4 which is also in it.

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I think it's an allergic reaction Cynomel. I will not take the pills for a few days. Do you know how many hours the T3 hormone in the body lives since last it takes?

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Ismael, Last dose T3 will be out of the serum in around 6 hours and out of your system in 3-3.5 days.

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Thank you Clutter!!!

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