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7. Treating Low TSH

One treatment for low TSH is thyroxine replacement, which reduces the amount of thyroid hormones in the blood. Another option is antithyroid medications, which tell the thyroid to produce less T4 and T3. This will eventually increase the production of TSH. Radioactive iodine treatment can also be used to kills excessive thyroid hormone cells and is often successful with one treatment. The downside to this treatment is the possibility that it will kill off too many thyroid hormone cells, causing hypothyroidism.

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