[susan]

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Hi again!
I was diagnosed in Feb ’11 with GD, had RAI in early April and was hypo by June. I have been on synthroid since then and am taking 100mg. Feeling pretty good except in the evenings , I feel alittle hyer for like an hour and have a few palpitations…totally tolerable and my endo knows…last labs were good so I am still on 100 mgs. Lately my eyes are very watery and more droopy than usual-no pain or dryness or double vision. I plan on seeing an opthomologist but I so nervous to start down this road….
……..Susan

[Kimberly]

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Hello – I have to run right now to lead a local support group, but the organization below has some great resources on TED. (You will need to click your browser’s "back" button to return to the boards after viewing). Hopefully, you will get some other responses as well.

http://www.thyroideyedisease.org/

Take care!

[jeff909]

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Hi, I am Jeff. My brother also had Grave’s disease when he was in college. I know how hard it is because I saw him battle the disease. Having TED and weight loss was the worst of all. II read the ITEDS and Thyroid Eye Disease Article and it saddens me a lot.

[Ski]

#1169299

Our eyes can be affected in other ways than TED — excessive tears can be a common occurrence, due to a change in the quality of our tears that I believe can be attributed either to Graves’ or to autoimmune disease in general. Since the tears don’t serve to keep our eyes sufficiently lubricated, the tear ducts release more tears to try and accomplish the lubrication necessary for your eyes to remain healthy. Artificial tears can help keep the volume of tears to a normal level. It’s also important to note that issues due to dryness alone (no TED at all) can damage the eyes permanently, so it’s critical that lubrication is maintained successfully.

Swelling of the tissues around the eyes can result from hypothyroid levels, or sometimes from TED.

You can really only know whether you’re dealing with TED through examination by an ophthalmologist. It’s best to find one who routinely treats TED patients.

I hope that helps a bit!

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