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  • Anonymous
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    Hi, Maria!

    It’s hard NOT to wonder if day to day symptoms we feel are Graves’ related. The thyroid is sort of the center of all functions in our body, so a change in hormone levels could affect you in strange ways.

    Maybe this info will help. “Your Thyroid, A Home Reference” (Wood, Cooper, Ridgway), pages 65-66 says:
    “As your thyroid begins to fail…changes may occur in the tissues beneath your skin that lead to a characteristic puffy, swollen appearance known as myxedema. This is often particularly apparent around your face and eyes…A few pounds of weight gain may occur due to water retention…Your muscles may become sore and you may be awakened at night with leg cramps. Muscle swelling may occur and may make your tongue (which is a muscle) bigger.”

    No, Maria, you’re not losing it. Although, the stress of finals could certainly be affecting how you feel. Hang in there!
    Best wishes with finals!!

    Debby
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    Anonymous
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    My eyes began to get really puffy and then I was diagnosed with Grave’s disease. As for the my face breaking out it all started when they gave me prednisone for the inflamation of the muscles around my eyes. I stopped using the prednisone because I couldn’t tolerated it. It caused me to be really hyper and I couldn’t sleep at night. I ended up having to see a dermatologist because the scarring on my face was so bad that it wouldn’t go away without a prescription medication. Since I stopped using the prednisone my face has cleared up and I actually look normal again. One thing about the “breaking out” of my skin, the dermatologist tells me that it is adult acne. He says that it is either genetic or hormal. That the “breaking out” of my skin is not due to a reaction to the steroid. “I NEVER BELIEVED THAT BECAUSE ONCE I STOPPED THAT STEROID, THE BREAK OUT STOPPED.

    Good luck it……

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