Graves disease and stress

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Avatar n tn ) i took tablets (carbimazole) which helped some symptoms, and also avoided stress, excluded soy/ iodine/ dairy consumption (butter ok); did some singing, got counselling for 'issues' - and seem to have recovered. exclude smoking too. please find a competent gp or specialist.
Avatar n tn If you don't mind. I see you posts starts out as Graves Disease and you are looking for a surgeon? While I would have to do some checking around on this can you post the reason for the removal? - Is it for Graves disease?
Avatar f tn Cheif of PPediatric and Reproduction Endocrinology Branch, then we have Dr. Robert J. Graves who identified the disease Graves Disease, then we have Phillip gold M.D. of the clinical Neuroendocrinology Branch at the National Institute of Mental Heath.i went through a traumatic experince, before all of this I was healthy and happy, now it seems I am fighting for my life on two different levels. physcial and mentally.very interesting read.
Avatar f tn on October from last year i touch my neck and i had a nodule i though it was stress. so i went to get a check up with my doctor and he told me it was hyperthyroidism. and he refer me to the endocrinologist.she gave 100mg of methymazole, after a month i started having this ugly muscle pain and in my blood results show problems with liver and kidneys and nobody listen to me , so i had to change specialist, then he run some test.
Avatar n tn However, there remains a chance of hypothyroidism and other complications, and not all Grave disease patients are suitable for this. Please discuss with your treating specialist. Take care!
Avatar f tn Elaine Moore tends to believe that immunotherapy (allergy shots) makes Graves Disease worse, and can possibly bring on the Graves Eye Disease. She recommends that allergies be treated with the cortisone-type nose sprays and antihistimines instead, because of the nature of an autoimmune disease. I was about to start shots, but now I am reconsidering. Does anyone have information on this subject? Thanks!
558632 tn?1303471125 My personal opinion is that stress makes any thyroid illness worse. A few of us have a half-baked theory that stress contributed to the onset. But then I have a tinfoil hat on, so you have to keep that in mind. LOL!! How do you get your husband to grasp the concept that not all people handle stress the same way? You ask hard questions. Spousal support can be a problem because you are not bleeding. Your leg is not broken. You look normal.
Avatar n tn Oh and I am a 31 year old female with no other health conditions.
110220 tn?1309306861 After several test, I was told that I had Graves disease and I began taking Inderal and methimazole. The Inderal is a Godsend! No more rapid beats and the nervousness is gone. I am able to sleep 7 hours a night most nights. When will the thyroid medicine kick in where I won't need bet blockers? I am taking 2 tablets a day for thyroid (5mg). I am due back in a few weeks for a blood test. Can anyone share there experience with methimazole. Thanks!
1428646 tn?1330978063 graves disease will attack and organ. the first time I had graves disease it was attacking my heart making my heart beat faster. I was on medication for about 2 years. then it went into remission now it is back. graves disease could attack any organ , graves disease is your immune system attacks your organs not virus or bacteria.
Avatar m tn Selenium helps with thyroid inflammation so this may help with your throat symptoms. Also, in 2011 a study demonstrated that selenium supplementation (200 mcg per day) can slow the progression of eye disease and improve quality of life in patients with Graves' disease with mild ocular involvement (Graves' ophthalmopathy). In supplement form, the most bioavailable form of selenium is L selenomethionine.
Avatar f tn I was diagnoised with Graves' Disease in 2009. My TSH level was low and my t3 and t4 were high. I had all the symptoms of hyper. It was awful. They did an uptake and found abnormal findings. Was told I needed the RAI-131. Like a good patient I did this and was basically told my only other option was the anti-thyroid meds which could cause many problems and that scared me or surgery and so did that. So I took the radioactive iodine. My gut instinct told me no, but I did anyway.
Avatar f tn And stress will cause these symptoms to be aggrivated and worse. Try and relax and just look at it like your on a trip, and turned off on a bumpy road, it will get better. we have all been through the depression symptoms of thyroid disease so you are not alone, we are always here to answer your questions.
Avatar f tn My question is (have not seen and endocrinologist) is it possible that when i had graves disease it caused this problem. My graves disease destroyed my thyroid which turned ino hyperthyrodism. Just curious.
687079 tn?1230948612 can graves disease present as hypothyroid or even euthyroid? asking because i have the eye symptoms and am not responding well at all to my thyroid replacement even a little and i feel extremely hyper, but my endo wont test me because she says graves can only be hyper and thats it....
Avatar m tn Hello everyone.. i love the information on this site and wanted to tell you all about my situation and what you guys think. I have had diabetes for 3 years and good glucose control. This past january they found grave's disease as well. Recently i have been suffering Pots like symptoms but don't know if its graves and pots or just graves.. How similar are they. My heart races when i stand up, I get weird pulse pressure throughout the day. it has made me anxious alot.
Avatar f tn 140) Basically, the Endocrinologist told me my results mean I have both Graves Disease and Hashimotos. She is sending me for a uptake/scan and ultrasound of my Thyroid in a month and then I follow up with her in a month and a half. In the meantime I am trying to research these autoimmune disorders and feel overwhelmed. I am confused that I have BOTH, and that I feel lethargic and am experiencing weight gain with a TSH level of 0.00.
Avatar f tn Stress can aggravate the thyroid but Graves is an Autoimmune Disease and proving the car accident 'brought on' Graves and Hyperthyroidism...I dont fancy your chances. If it was just hyperthyroidism, I would most definately say yes but with Graves Disease, you are walking a fine line that most Insurance Companies will try to get out of paying. Have you had a TSI antibody test to prove you have Graves or just a diagnosis? If you havent had a TSI test...then I suggest you have one.
Avatar f tn You need a second opinion. Based on what you describe, you have autoimmune thyroid disease with markers for Graves' (TSI) and the other common antibodies (TPO and Tg) that are usually associated with hashimoto's. Graves' and Hashi should be considered as entities on two ends of a spectrum, not two completely different diseases. This may cause fluctuating thyroid function to hypo and hyper and back but this is not common.
Avatar f tn My mother was diagnosed in her early 40s with graves disease and her thyroid was removed, around the same time she was diagnosed with stage 3-4 colon cancer. I'm aware there are connections between autoimmune diseases and thyroid and intestinal diseases/conditions. As I'm getting older I'm noticing I'm following in the same physiological footsteps my mother did before she was diagnosed.
Avatar n tn I have graves disease, but was in remission. Then I had cancer and chemotherapy. My TSH level is hyper again and my other tests normal. The doctors won't say if chemo can activate your graves disease. They do say that a physical or emotional change to my body can trigger it. My thoughts, Cancer and chemotherapy are big time physical and emotional changes.
Avatar f tn 19 year old son was getting hives mainly at night. Diagnosed with Graves disease a couple weeks ago and on meds now. is this normal with graves?
Avatar f tn They have removed me off of my medicine one time to see if my Graves disease had went into remission and within two months it came back with TSH levels of 0.003...basically non-existant TSH levels. They put me back on my 10mg Methmazole and within 3 weeks my levels were normal. That is pretty much a health summary of my graves disease for the past five-six years lol.