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Could You Be Overmedicated?

Help for People on Thyroid Hormone Replacement Drugs

By , About.com Guide

Updated September 28, 2011

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Could You Be Overmedicated?

The main risk of taking thyroid hormone replacement drugs is overmedication.

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Dealing With Overmedication

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 2011, 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.

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