Can you stop anti-thyroid medication after Graves' disease goes into remission without it coming back?
What the Evidence Shows
We analyzed the available evidence on whether stopping anti-thyroid medication after Graves’ disease goes into remission leads to a return of symptoms. What we’ve found so far is mixed: 59 studies or assertions suggest that stopping the medication does not cause an immediate return of the disease,...
Evidence from Studies
Ten Year Outcome of Anti‐Thyroid Drug Treatment for First Episode Graves' Thyrotoxicosis: The Predictive Importance of TRAb
DOI: 10.1111/cen.70003
Impact of Minimal Dose Strategy Before Antithyroid Drug Discontinuation on Relapse Risk in Graves’ Disease
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaf433
Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin levels during low-dose antithyroid therapy predict Graves’ disease relapse
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1697122
SAT460 Higher TSH Receptor Antibody At Diagnosis And Younger Age Predict Recurrence of Graves' Thyrotoxicosis After Thionamide Withdrawal At 10 Years
DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad114.1934
Update History
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