When can hypothyroid patients lower down the dosage of hormone replacement?
Hypothyroid patients can lower down the dosage of hormone replacement when they get hyperthyroid symptoms or high level of T3 and T4. Reason: Hypothyroid patients get hyperthyroid symptoms means patients’ thyroid gland start to produce more hormone for themselves. And, patients need not so much hormone replacement from outside. It is very good signal! That means patients thyroid is improving.