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why does a patient who is taking drugs for thyroid suppression continue to have symptoms of hyperthyroidism for 3 weeks (or longer) after drug therapy is started?

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Thyroid hormones are stored and thyroid-suppressing drugs only stop the synthesis of new hormones.

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