The Claim
Anti-thyroid drug treatment induces sustained remission of autoimmune thyroid destruction in Graves' disease.
What the research says
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Treatment with anti-thyroid drugs leads to long-term cessation of immune-mediated destruction of the thyroid gland in people with Graves' disease.
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Anti-thyroid drug treatment can induce sustained remission of autoimmune thyroid destruction in Graves' disease.
When thyroid hormone production is lowered, the immune system stops seeing thyroid cells as a threat, so it stops attacking them and the damage halts permanently.
What the research says
2 studiesIn some people with Graves' disease, taking anti-thyroid drugs stops the thyroid from overproducing hormones, and for about 6 out of 10 patients, this effect lasts even after they stop the medicine—meaning the body's immune system stops attacking the thyroid on its own.
This study found that most people with Graves' disease who took thyroid medication for a while and then stopped stayed healthy for at least two years, meaning their immune system stopped attacking their thyroid. So yes, the drugs can help the body calm down and stop the damage long-term.
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