What Is Hashimoto's?
6. Treatment
The prescription medication usually given to treat Hashimoto’s disease is levothyroxine sodium. Pharmacists must titrate this drug for each individual, based on frequent checks of thyroid hormone levels in the blood. The patient must take this oral medication daily for the rest of his or her life.
Natural health practitioners recommend changes to diet and lifestyle to support thyroid health. The main focuses of this approach are healing any bowel or digestion issues and reducing stress. For some, these alterations alone are enough to manage Hashimoto’s; other people must combine them with thyroid medication.
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