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Are there safe alternative or supplemental treatments for hypothyroidism, beyond synthetic hormones?
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None: No really, the best treatment is the replacement with thyroid hormone that is synthetic of what the body produces, is one of the safest medications approved by the fda.
Answered 12/27/2016
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No: Levothyroxine is the most reliable, safest treatment for hypothyroidism. The hormone foundation has a fact sheet on meds for hypothyroidism. See hormone.Org.
Answered 9/19/2013
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