Thyroid Hormone Treatment

If you have hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism from natural causes, or if your thyroid gland has been removed, you will need to take thyroid hormones to achieve Continuous Balance and start living your Life Uninterrupted.

Thyroid hormone replacement (T4:L-thyroxine) replaces the primary hormone your thyroid gland used to make.

If you've had a thyroidectomy, taking the thyroid hormone tablets helps in two ways:

1. It replaces the thyroid hormones that your body used to make on its own, so that you will not become hypothyroid and your body can continue to function normally.
   
2. It tells the pituitary to make less TSH, so that if thyroid cancer cells are present, they will not grow so well.

How are you feeling? Talking to Your Doctor
Your doctor may need to adjust your thyroid hormone dose. Talking to your doctor is an important part of your treatment. In addition to your regular thyroid tests, talking about hormonal imbalance and the effect this may have on your body will help your doctor assess whether your hormone replacement is working, or if it needs to be adjusted.

The most useful information you can give your doctor is related to timing of symptoms. When did you last experience a symptom related to hypothyroidism? What happened? How did you feel? Were you coping with relevant external factors, such as stress at that time?

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