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Have had Graves Disease for 7 years and have been on Methimazol for the whole time. I am having new symptoms such as: being cold while other people are really hot and it 80 degrees outside. Also have had a infection that has been ongoing for 10 months and is'nt going away. Tired all the time.
Has anybody had this happen to you?
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How much Methamizole are you taking?
I'm sorry to hear you are having concerns with an infection. I am new to this. I was just told about a month ago that I have Graves Disease. I had my radioactive iodine treatment 3wks ago today and Today I began my thyroid med (levothrroxine 25mcg). I am trying to stay positive with the illness and that is why I joined this web site. Good Luck with your infection and hope you are getting to feel better.
Are you telling your doctor about the infection? One of the side effects of the Methimazole is suppression of white blood cells you need to fight bacterial infection....a blood test will let them know if this is the case. I am a recent member of the Graves club, and we were trying the Methimazole, unfortunately, I am one of those who had begun to show abnormal liver functions and had to stop taking the drug. Guess it's the ablation for me....bummer
I take 10mg one time a day
I haven't had the radioactive iodine treatments. I hear that they work pretty good though. I've only been taking Methimazol. Hope everything goes well.
Doctor knows about infection, but my thyroid levels are normal so he doesn't think there is anything wrong. What do you do now for your thyroid to replace the Methimazole?
I hope your treatment works better then mine did. I have had Graves Disease for about 15 years. Started with the radioactive iodine, it didn't work as well as the doctors hoped. They are still struggling to get my dosage right on my medicine. I am currently taking levothrroxine 175mcg. I am still dead tired. Am starting to have the hot/cold spells. Now my muscles are getting really weak. Makes it hard to do my job at work. I am tired of being tired.
Hi i found out in october 09 that i had graves disease, i am on Carbamazole 30mg daily and propranolol 40mg 3 times a day, but i was also getting other symptoms, i am always cold, and when i carry anything heavy i get cramp in my arms. i told my doctor and he put my dosage up (i was on 20mg carbamazole) , and for the past few months i have had a really horrible cough which just wont go away, when i think its gone it comes back worse, does anyone know anything i could use that might help?? (the cough is that bad at night it makes me physically sick)
I took propylthiouracil and methimazole after I was diagnosed with Graves...Neither of the the meds worked, but I reacted to one of them (I don't remember which one). The medication dropped my white blood cell count to dangerous levels. My endocrinologist then recommended that I have the radioactive iodine treatment. After the iodine treatment, I stayed hyperthyroid for about 2 months, then I became hypothyroid very quickly over a couple of weeks. I ended up having severe muscle cramps, depression, and rapid weight gain. I was started on levothyroxine and it took about 6 months for my thyroid levels to stabilize. I've been on 0.1mg for the last few months and feeling pretty well. I hope that you feel better soon!