What Is Thyroid Disease?
9. Medication
Thyroid disease is often treated with the help of medication. Depending on the exact nature of the condition this can mean medication that helps to increase the levels of hormones in the body. Adversely, treatment for thyroid disease will sometimes mean decreasing the hormone levels.
Other potential treatments include beta blockers. Although these won’t help to restore natural hormone balances, they can help to manage the patient’s symptoms. Radioactive iodine will also be prescribed in some cases, and this will help to reduce how many hormones the thyroid gland is producing. In some cases, the patient will need to continue taking medication for the rest of their life.
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