When starting a patient with hypothyroidism on thyroid replacement hormones patient education would include:
1. They should feel symptomatic improvement in 1 to 2 weeks.
2. Drug adverse effects such as lethargy and dry skin may occur.
3. It may take 4 to 8 weeks to get to euthyroid symptomatically and by laboratory testing.
4. Because of its short half-life, levothyroxine doses should not be missed.
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