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Thyroid medication

2017-08-22 17:39:15
Father, 73 yrs is on thyronorm since 10 yrs. he takes 100 thyronorm daily morning before breakfast. last report shows 0.06 tsh. should he continue the same or decrease the dosage? kindly suggest
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Reduce the dose to 75 and retest after 6 weeks

Answered2017-08-22 19:23:32

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