Can a drug itself cause the disease it is meant to cure?

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I came across something that said that if drugs are taken in concentrations other than the normal ones, they can start causing the disease instead of curing it.

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It can cause withdrawal when the drug is removed that mimic the original problem – for instance if someone has Hyperthyroidism and they take anti-thyroid medication – their thyroid will produce more thyroid hormone to compensate for the inhibition from the drugs – then when the drugs are removed there is EVEN MORE thyroid hormone being produced than before

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