Graves disease in hypothyroidism

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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 f tn Have you been tested for thyroid antibodies to make sure you do, in fact, have Graves disease and are not simply in a hyper phase of Hashimoto's? Both Graves and Hashimoto's are autoimmune. While Graves is always connected with hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's is most often connected with hypothyroidism, however it's not uncommon for one to have periods of hyperthyroidism in the beginning stages. You should ask for thyroid antibody tests.
Avatar f tn Yeah got a question does the thyroid (graves disease in particular) cause your liver to elevate and abnormalities in your blood? had a recent physical and those showed up on there!
Avatar f tn 01, FT4 17 (12-22) mid range A doctor who did the ultrasound in March told me I had thyroiditis while the endocrinologist diagnosed me with Graves disease. He insisted I take the antithyroid drugs but I did not because I was convinced that my hyperthyroidism was either silent thyroiditis or induced by iodine (from August to September I had taken a supplement containing iodine without knowing it & my diet has mostly been iodine deficient).
Avatar n tn "The "Ask a Doctor" forum has been shut down since June 2014; MedHelp has not indicated whether or not they plan to reactivate it." - Wikipedia. Excerpt from Hashimoto's thyroiditis following Graves' disease. Acta Med Indones. 2010 Jan;42(1):31-5.... "Pathogenesis for chronic thyroiditis following anti-thyroid drug treatment in patients with Graves' disease remains unclear.
Avatar f tn And occasionally sarcoidosis of the thyroid gland occurs in association with Gravesdisease and less commonly in patients with toxic multinodular goiter. In addition sarcoid lesions may occur as cold thyroid nodules and be mistaken for thyroid cancer. Sarcoidosis has been found to be associated with T-cell activation. Consequently, sarcoidosis is suspected of developing as an inflammatory response to a single provocation, which can be another disease.
Avatar f tn What med are you taking? What are the actual T3/T4 levels and are they Free T3 and Free T4 or Total T3 and Total T4? Be sure to include reference ranges with any labs posted. Have you been tested for Graves Disease or Hashimoto's Thyroiditis? Both are autoimmune diseases that attack the thyroid. All Graves Disease is hyperthyroidism, but not all hyperthyroidism is Graves Disease.
Avatar f tn Have you been diagnosed with Graves Disease or did you have a hyper phase of Hashimoto's? Graves Disease is always associated with hyperthyroidism and remains that way; Hashimoto's often starts out with hyperthyroidism that alternates with hypothyroidism or periods of normal, but, eventually, settles into permanent hypothyroidism that requires replacement thyroid medication... What medication did you take, what dosage and why did you stop taking it?
Avatar m tn I have Graves disease so my thyroid is all messed up. I was diagnosed in 2015 at 16 with TSH levels at about 420. I went into remission for the last 2 years after taking Methimazole but my thyroid levels have reached over 200 so I'm taking a radioactive iodine pill in the fall before I go back to college. From my understanding being on no medication after the thyroid has been stopped can be the reason for your exhaustion. Your thyroid is directly related to your heart.
Avatar f tn hi i'm a 28 yr old woman and have suffered badly with symptoms from graves disease for 3yrs i've been on propylthiouracil for a year now as i had a severe allergic reaction to carbimazole! my symptoms include insomnia,severe fatigue,anxiety,bouts of depression,poor concentration,memory loss,bruising easily,dizziness,nausea and graves rage and weakened immune system (sick often). the problem is that i've recently had a blood test that read normal at 5.
Avatar f tn I took him to the doc because I felt he had some similar symptoms to those I had when I had Graves Disease (headaches, short temper, protruding eyes, hungry but weight loss). He also has extensive vitiligo (about 85%body surface) which I know increases the risk of thyroid disease. The doc has said to repeat the TSH in a month or so - I'm just wondering if he ought to have any other thyroid screening at the same time, particularly as blood tests are fairly traumatic for him.
Avatar f tn Conventional treatment options for Graves' disease include: * Anti-thyroid medication: In the US: - Methimazole [brand name Tapazole] - Propylthiouracil [PTU] Approximately 30% with Graves' disease will have a remission after prolonged treatment with anti-thyroid drugs.
Avatar m tn Back in the 90's I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. I was treated with radioactive iodine and placed on syntroid. I haven't had any bad side effects over the years. At the end of Dec, 2012, my Doctor lowered my Levothyroxine from .20mg to .15mg. A few weeks later I began experiencing some confusion, constipation, dry skin, aversion to the cold, overall fatigue, gaining weight while not eating much and blotting.
Avatar f tn s is, typically, associated with hypothyroidism, as described above, Graves Disease is always associated with hyperthyroidism. Graves Disease does not swing back and forth between hyper and hypo, as you're doing... If you haven't had the antibody tests, you certainly need them in order to determine what's going on. In order to diagnose Hashimoto's, your need to have Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOab) and Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb) tested.
Avatar f tn (Happened to me and a few others I know!) My sister was told she has Graves but now is in a hypo mode of thyroid disease and off her beta-blockers etc. Good luck with the tests!
Avatar n tn t ever tested for it until they have symptoms of the resulting hypothyroidism. Slightly elevated TPOab can also be present with Graves Disease, which is another thyroid disease, and there are those, that have both Hashi's and Graves. It may also be possible, though rare, for someone with Hashimoto's or Graves not to develop hypo or hyperthyroidism.
Avatar m tn No, methimazole can't cure Graves Disease; nothing can. Once you have it, you have it for life, even if you have your thyroid removed or it goes into remission.
2059648 tn?1439766665 Here are a couple of links to some excellent articles which explain everything in detail: http://jcem.endojournals.org/content/89/8/3656.full http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.
Avatar n tn I forgot to say that, yes, the wrong amount of Armour can cause problems because too much thyroid hormones can cause hyperthyroidism and too little can cause hypothyroidism, but it can’t cause Graves Disease. You, either have Graves Disease or you don’t.
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.
Avatar f tn I am a 25 y/o female diagnosed with hyperthyroidism at 16 and later with Graves Disease and Goiter. I have been on Tapazol along with Atenelol (for the Tachacardia) off and on for the past 9 years with no results. Every doc I see wants to discuss nothing but RAI or surgery. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a few years with no success. I finally found out that I was pregnant the beginning of last year and made it to 4 months and suffered a miscarriage for no apparent reason.