graves disease ophthalmopathy symptoms

Ok..to start with , dont toy around with any meds....allow each med to get into your system (around 3 months) and take it from there. What were your last lot of elevsl and how long since RAI? The swelling around the eyeball is NOT from RAI or from the meds. It's also fairly common for your eyes to exhibit mild signs of a condition known as Graves' ophthalmopathy. In Graves' ophthalmopathy, your eyeball bulges out past its protective orbit (exophthalmos).

Anxiety and irritability A fine tremor of the hands or fingers Heat sensitivity and an increase in perspiration or warm, moist skin Weight loss, despite normal eating habits Enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiter) Change in menstrual cycles Erectile dysfunction or reduced libido Frequent bowel movements Bulging eyes (Graves' ophthalmopathy) Fatigue Thick, red skin usually on the shins or tops of the feet (Graves' dermopathy) Rapid or irregular heartbeat (palpitations) Sleep disturban

What is the differences between Endophthalmitis and Graves Ophthalmopathy with enlarged eye muscles? I have researched the treatment for fungal Endophthalmitis with Diflucan. Why would this not be a potential treatment for the enlarged eye muscles?

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.

I had a multi nodule goiter. Before surgery I was on 50 mcg Levi. I was so hyper I could almost walk across ceilings. Can you have Graves' disease after thyroidectomy. Having horrible itchy skin, ear eczema and hyperpigmentation all over my skin. Damn Drs only want to run tsh. I tremor all the time and my legs are so weak. They take my Levi up and my tah goes low. Please help. Don't know where to turn. Graves on my family but no doctor will listen.

TED is found in persons with Hypothyroidism, Hashi, Hyperthyroidism, Graves', persons taking Armour, and in people with no other evidence of thyroid dysfunction, and, is more severe in people who smoke. For that reason, the preferred name is now Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO), or Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) rather than Graves' Ophthalmopathy (eye disease).

gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314568/ And because you already have a diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism, your doctors are pointing to Graves’ Ophthalmopathy (much more prevalent than IgG4 ROD) , where the overactive thyroid affects the area surrounding eyes and may cause inflammation, redness, achiness, pink eye, eyelid retraction and bulging eyes, etc.

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.

I have severe Graves Ophthalmopathy and my Ophthalmologist has just put in a referral to have Orbital Radiation. I am having trouble finding information on this and am very nervous. Has anyone had this done? Or have any information about it? I'm hoping that the benefits will outweigh the risks... as my eyes are so sore and bulging and I really want some relief (without going back on steriods)! Thanks for any info you may have!

TSI also contribute to the related eye disease, Graves’ ophthalmopathy. TSI is used to diagnose Graves’ disease, to monitor response to anti-thyroid drugs and to helping predicting remission. While the normal range is <130% activity, individuals who are normal do not produce TSI and have levels <2% activity. Individuals with levels between 2 and 125 %, which indicates thyroid autoimmunity, do not generally develop symptoms of hyperthyroidism until levels rise.

Hyperthyroidism lists fatigue as a symptom. This can be due to insomnia and difficulty sleeping, a rapid pulse, and/or higher blood pressure. 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.

Here's a good web site to start with: http://www.endocrineweb.com/ Armour, Synthroid, Levothyroxine are all meds for hypothyroidism - they replace the naturally produced thyroid hormone. They are not for hyper. Ask the endo for an ultrasound or CT scan for the nodule then discuss an uptake scan to see if the nodule is "hot" (producing too much thyroid hormone - causing the hyper symptoms) and ask for a *complete* thyroid panel including antibodies.

6 weeks later I had a TSH of 15 mIU/L and anti TPO Ab of 662 UI/ml and anti TG Ab of 176 UI/ml, now I don´t know if I can have Graves disease or Hashimoto`s disease or nothing, since my T4 levels are normal. I haven´t been tested for T3.I think my doctor doesn´t know what to do either, and doesn´t do anything about it. I feel tired, can barely sleep, stressed all the time, and have a lot of skin, hair (dry and falling a lot), eyes (always red and in pain) and circulation problems.

I have read about radiation therapy for Graves eye disease, but did not have it. I asked my eye doctor about it and he didn't think it had much effect, but then, he's a surgeon and inclined to cut. The radiation is supposed to shrink the swollen tissue behind the eyes that causes the bulging. I had orbital decompression on both eyes a little over two years ago. Best thing I ever did for myself. Graves eye disease is a long road, and there are no quick fixes.

When Grave’s disease is not under control, the body’s immune system also attacks the eye tissue which resembles thyroid gland tissue. This is called Grave’s ophthalmopathy or Grave’s eye disease. In Grave’s eye disease, weakness of the eye muscles, swelling or stiffness of eye muscles, protrusion of the eye, watery or dry eyes etc can affect vision (cause double vision, lag in image formation, inability to see in some directions etc). First a complete thyroid gland function is assessed.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/Is-Graves-Disease-the-reason-for-her-irrational-behaviour/show/1924584?personal_page_id=2274510 Contraindications for RAI [radioactive iodine] therapy are pregnancy [absolute], ophthalmopathy [relative - can aggravate thyroid eye disease], and solitary nodules.

Several medical disorders can be confused with Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia which includes hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, diabetes-induced autonomic dysfunction, and substance abuse. Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI) are responsible for Graves' Disease, thyroid eye disease (Graves' ophthalmopathy) and also the skin condition known as pretibial myxedema.

Pretibial myxedema is usually associated with Graves Disease, which you don't have and as has been discussed in your other thread, your labs are far from hyper. You're taking Cytomel, so TSH is irrelevant. There are many things that can cause the type of rash you describe, including simply being hypo because dry skin is a common symptom of hypothyroidism. I used to get patches like that when I was hypo.

why after almost two years do I still have graves symptoms.

Bugleweed (Lycopus virginica) Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) Gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus) Stephania root (Stephania tetranda) Motherwort (Leonurus cardica) Bugleweed is widely used in Europe as an herbal treatment for early stage Graves' disease, often in combination with lemon balm. Bugleweed may block the action of thyroid stimulating antibodies found in Grave's disease.* *Auf'mkolk M, Ingbar JC, Kubota K, et al.

Hi, I am a 28 year old woman and was diagnosed with graves disease 3 years ago. I have commented o many forums regarding my problem but would like your advice. I was treated with radio active iodine in 2006 and then became hypothyroid, I now take 150mg of levothyroxine daily. I have never suffered from graves opthalmology as far as i'm aware. For the last 6 months I have had a chronic daily headache. This started 3 days after purchasing new glasses.

i feel like my legs are going to collapse, i feel sick all the time, im just looking for a doctor that will listen to me because my symptoms are getting worse. what i understand about graves disease is that it is an autoimmune disease and that there is no cure, but the endocrinologist is taking it so lighly because my readings are fine, what am i to do??

I was diagnosed with graves disease and had the radioactive treatment to destroy it a few years back. I have had a few times where I did not have my meds for a week at a time. Is it normal to feel so tired and cranky? Also I took Zirtec for my allergies and I felt like I was cloudy and just wanted to sleep and tightness in my chest..... I am currently on 137 mcg of Levothyroxine.

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.

What's the best way to take GcMAF for people with Grave's hyperthyroidism/ Grave's ophthalmopathy? Can't afford getting a treatment from a clinic with injections so what's the best oral GcMAF? Sublingual, yogurt, tablets/capsules and where to get them from a trusted source in Europe? Thank you.

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