Typically, the "treatment" for overmedication is to cut back the dosage, until blood test levels return to the normal range* and overmedication symptoms are eliminated. Your doctor should restest you and re-evaluate your symptoms frequently, until your dosage and levels are stabilized, and the overmedication is resolved.
* Note: as of May 2006, doctors and endocrinologists do not agree on the "normal range" for standard thyroid blood testing. For more information, read about the TSH Test and its guidelines.
Mary Shomon, About.com's Thyroid Guide since 1997, is a nationally-known patient advocate and best-selling author of 10 books on health, including "The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss," "Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know," "Living Well With Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism," "Living Well With Autoimmune Disease," "Living Well With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia," and the "Thyroid Guide to Fertility, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Success." Click here for more information on Mary Shomon.
