🧠💊 Stop. Test. Rethink.
A compelling new study in JAMA shows that ~26% of adults ≥60 years can safely discontinue levothyroxine, maintaining normal thyroid function—especially those on low doses (≤50 μg/day).
📉 No meaningful decline in quality of life
đź“Š Clear dose-response signal
⚠️ Raises concerns about lifelong overtreatment
The message is elegant:
Not every prescription deserves permanence.
Time to reassess, deprescribe, and individualize—particularly in our older patients.
#Thyroid #Endocrinology #Deprescribing #Geriatrics #PrecisionMedicine