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The treatment goals for hypothyroidism are to reverse clinical progression and correct metabolic derangements, as evidenced by normal blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4). Thyroid hormone is administered to supplement or replace endogenous production.
Hypothyroidism is easy to treat with medicine that boosts your low levels of thyroid hormone. It's not a cure, but it can keep your condition under control for the rest of your life. The main treatment is levothyroxine (Euthyrox, Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid, Unithroid), a man-made version of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).