[lijnigolk]

#1058743

Hi,

I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease 14 months ago. My worst symptom, which led me to the doctor, was terrible nausea and vomiting. I had most of the more common symptoms too, but I didn’t consider them serious at the time because they crept up so slowly. My doctor prescribed Carbimazole immediately, and after about 9 months of taking those tablets, finally started feeling (mostly) normal again.

I’ve noticed a couple of things that haven’t got better for me yet, and I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. When I was really ill I would be fine one minute, and then suddenly desperately starving a short time later. If I didn’t eat straight away, I would feel really sick in my stomach and vomit. I had to carry a bucket with me everywhere for a few months after I was diagnosed! My blood test results show my thyroid hormones are within normal range now, but I still suddenly get starving and feel sick, but not to the same severity as before. Lately I have been feeling worse nausea, and have lost my appetite for sweet things again. Is it normal for symptoms to persist so long after treatment has started?

[Kimberly]

#1169764

Hello – Hopefully, you will get some other responses, but I’m not familiar with that particular symptom persisting so long after treatment. It might be a good idea to visit your General Practitioner just to rule out any other possible causes.

In the meantime, a diary of foods/beverages consumed and symptoms you have experienced might be helpful. Some individuals can identify a link between digestive symptoms and certain foods — wheat, dairy, etc..

Wishing you all the best!

[snelsen]

#1169765

I also suggest you see your GP or perhaps an internal medicine doc. It may not be related to Graves’ or med at all.
I have not had that experience. Are you still on ATD now? Or nothing? It’s possible that the GI symptoms are an incidental and unrelated symptom that coincided with the onset of Graves’.
Shirley

[mickey1]

#1169766

I too agree that you should see a GP. In my experience, after my thyroid levels were back to being relatively normal, other problems that had been suppressed before my thyroid "storm," began to manifest themselves in such a way that the doctor knew they were not related to my thyroid problem and could then be treated.

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