Graves disease treatment thyroxine
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Sorry, Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease that is life long, though there are treatments for it that can allow you to live a normal life.
What symptoms prompted you to get tested for thyroid issues? What tests were done to diagnose Graves?
There's no reason that, once properly treated, you shouldn't be able to play sports again..
Hello. I'm 36 and I am almost 9 weeks pregnant. I have Graves' disease and had radiation treatment back in 2009. I hadn't been taking my thyroxine constantly for a few months as I was super stressed and now that I am pregnant haven't missed a dose. My thyroid levels are still very high and I'm worried that this will affect my baby's brain development/IQ levels. Has anyone else had similar experiences? I'm scared and worried.
They suggest hyperthyroidism. A FT-3 along with them, could have distinguished between autoimmune Graves' Disease or just plain ole hyperthyroidism. However, it really doesn't make a differtence treatment wise, for both are treated the same way.
I am sorry that you are having such symptoms which can affect your life. It is always worth getting a second opinion if you aren't satisfied with treatment. My option for my Graves Disease treatment was simple, take methimazole or do RI. I chose the med which worked pretty well for me until I was taken off of it. Which my Thyroid went hyper again.
Graves Disease is never cured BUT it is managed better without a thyroid or after RAI.
You still have the antibodies but no thyroid for it to attack.
As for meds, you swap one lot for another.
You go from anti-thyroid meds to a T4 medication so basically you are on meds for life.
The thyroid regulates every organ in your body and if no thyroid, meds have to do the job.
Hyperthyroidism is a lot easier to manage without a thyroid.
Dear Dr Lupo,
I am hoping you can can shed some light on my Thyroid situation as I feel so terrible emotionally and pshychologically and at times am just holding on. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease in 1999 ( I think I had had it for years). I had a small goiter at the time and a "hot" thyroid. No nodules I dont think. Had all classic symptoms; hair loss, fast pulse (160bpm resting), extremely hot, tremors, bulging eyes, headaches, illness, hyper but then fatigued.
they done a iodeine scan this is when i was told it was graves disease and that they were considering radiation treatment or removal but this new doc is the one who says hes going to stop the meds. i have read a lot of the comments on here about feeling cold and sore and other symptoms which i have so im making an appointment to go see my gp thanks for your help.
I was recently diagnosed with Graves' Disease and Hyperthyrodism by a Naturopath. Here is what my blood results showed:
THS: 12.3
T3 39
T4 12.3
Free Thyroxine Index 4.8
When I had my THS tested last year, it was perfectly normal. I'm confused! Can anyone tell me what this means?
I recently got a copy of the results for bloodwork and am confused as to what it all means. My doctor had diagnosed me with graves disease (based on thyroid profile and radioactive iodine uptake/scan) and had ordered this additional testing.
T4, free 3.89 (0.8-1.8)
TSH - ultrasensative <0.01 (0.35-5.
It looks like you might have more than one thyroid autoimmune disease going on. You are positive on the thyroid stim test which is indicator of Graves, but yet you are high on TPO Ab which is indicator for Hashimoto's. TSH shows low but your Frees are normal range. Your Free T3 is actually pretty low normal. With these antibodies, your thyroid levels may be swinging all over the place. When are you do back for another set of thyroid labs? You should have a TSH, Free T4 and Free T3.
It should be pointed out that, especially in the US literature, the term ‘hashitoxicosis’ is sometimes used to describe an autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease.2 In this article the term is strictly limited to the ‘leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease." - Touch Endocrinology - Hashitoxicosis – Three Cases and a Review of the Literature
There are many comments on this link which you might be interested in reading.
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I had radioactive iodine therapy , 11 mCi, ten months ago for Graves disease. After 3 months I was euthyroid and feeling fine. 2 months later I was very bad, my TSH was 75. Now, I am on L thyroxine therapy for 6 months, my TSH is l,7, FT4 and FT3 normal for 4 months. I have generalised paresthesia , burning of my skin, stiffnes and pain in all my muscules. I feel horrible. I am scared and depressed. My PTH in normal. I went to neurologist , did EMG wich is normal, neurologic findings are normal.
My thyroid is growing back! Now what? I was diagnosed with Graves Disease when I was 15 and got really sick by 16 when the Graves Disease kicked in big time. I had opted to have my thyroid removed and they removed all but the ParaThyroids. I have been on synthroid /levoxal ever since. I am told that my thyroid is functioning very well at .869 (THS?) and now reduced my meds to .112mcg of levoxal. Is the graves disease coming back?
About a year ago, she was diagnosed with what appears to be Graves Disease due to her thyroid level tests. She was on Tapozole for a couple months, which did not work, so in November or December 2009 she switched to PTU. Her levels have been improving up to this point and the Endo has been lowering the PTU dosage amounts - she is now taking 25mg in the morning and 25mg at night most days but a couple days a week she takes 50mg in the morning and 50mg at night.
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.
While the thyroxine may have caused you to have hyperthyroidism, it didn't cause Graves Disease. Graves is an autoimmune disease, in which the thyroid produces too much thyroid hormones, not caused by a medication.
If you had hyper symptoms, it was most likely caused by too high a dose of the thyroxine.
We need to know what your actual thyroid hormone blood test results are. You should be getting tested for Free T3, Free T4 and TSH on a regular basis.
91-96). Thyroxine therapy for hypothyroidism has also been shown to induce seizures in certain cases (Neurology. 1985;135:1792-1793). This pro-seizure effect on the brain is not well defined, other than to say that it is believed to be a direct action on cerebral cells by thyroid hormone. Seizures have also been reported in patients who were previously “controlled” on a stable dose of anticonvulsant when thyroxine replacement therapy was initiated (Neurology. 1996;47:605-606).
I would not be confident with your drs. suggestions either. I have suffered with Graves Disease so I understand the confusion with a thyroid disorder. Are you seeing an endocrinologist? I would make an appt. and the dr. would more than likely run some tests for you, such as an ultrasound an thyroid uptake scan. A sluggish or over-active thyroid causes many uncomfortable symptoms and it is best for your health that is working within normal values on your labs. It should be investigated.
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