[rtedder49 December 26, 2016 at 1:55 pm Post count: 1]

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My wife takes 10 mg/d of methimazole (for Graves Disease hyperthyroidism) and still has problems with anger, mood swings, etc. from time to time. Should we expect the methimazole to be able to control these symptoms?

[KimberlyOnline Facilitator December 27, 2016 at 8:01 am Post count: 4288]

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Hello and welcome – emotional issues *should* start to abate once levels are normal and stable. However, healing can take longer for someone who has gone undiagnosed for a while.

This video on the emotional aspects of Graves’ will hopefully be of interest, as well as these links from our website.

Wishing you and your wife all the best.

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Video from Dr. Ira Lesser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB8_5rbCso8&t=4s

Bulletins from GDATF website:

http://gdatf.org/about/about-graves-disease/patient-education/whats-wrong-with-me/

http://gdatf.org/about/about-graves-disease/patient-education/an-open-letter-to-husbands-of-graves-patients/

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