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Graves Disease in Niece

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1.   Oct 12, 2006 6:12 PM

» Feature Writer Elaine Moore - Graves Diesease

In response to Graves Diesease posted by jadearth:
Hi,
For pregnancy, it's recommended that your daily dose of PTU be 200 mg or less.
When you first start out on PTU the dose can be anywhere from 100-300 mg daily.
As soon as FT4 falls into the normal range, which typically takes about 6-8 weeks, the dose is lowered. At this time the usual maintenance dose is 50-150 mg daily.
I would wait for 6 weeks to make sure your FT4 is within the normal range and you're on a lower daily dose of PTU.
Best, Elaine
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