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Should Flexeril Be Stopped While Having Problems With Medication To Remove Thyroid?
Hello my sister, 51 years old had a thyroid storm 12-3-13 she did pull through, but still having problems with levels of medicine to allow surgery to take thyroid out. she has been on flexeril for 10 years plus. no one has told her to stop taking it. should she. she is hyper
Thu, 27 Feb 2014
dear user, hi! flexeril is a muscle relaxant with no relation to thyroid status. so if she is having muscle pains and is not comfortable without it she can continue it else try stopping it. but not for controlling thyrotoxic symptoms. to control thyrotoxicosis she should be on anti thyroid medicines, dose of which can be increased further. Regards!
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