jimmer1960 wrote:
DIY can you tell me a little more about the shaking? is it from the thyroid making too much of the hormones or is it a muscle problem? it is almost like shivering. I took that RAI pill Sept. 11 and am going back to work in a week or two and do not want any intense shaking as it makes people at work wonder what is wrong. I can really relate to what you say and really need the shaking to stop. I am still trying to figure out how to ask questions and see the answers as I am not real computer savvy yet.
I was shaking/trembling from day one. The day I went to the doctor I was sitting at a table in a meeting and simply raised my foot up onto my toe and my leg would shake. I got up and left and went to the doctor right then, that was in 2005. He first said I need to see a neuro but then said it could be my thyroid. He tested me and he was right my levels were very high. Got into endo 3 days later and Graves diagnosed. After Methimazole and Beta blockers for a couple weeks I felt some better but I’ve never totally lost the shaking. When I feel decent and levels are “normal” if I get into any kind of position where I’m stretched out holding something or standing and leaning over etc I will still tremble in my legs and arms. I’ve told the endo and GP about this since 2005 and it’s always been ignored. Finally, when I talked to the surgeon last week she did tell me that she thought this would improve if not go away. Now I don’t walk around shaking all the time and no one notices but I do, especially when I do anything I just stated above. I always thought why trade meds, why drop MMI and have to take Synthroid if I’m tolerating MMI. My endo never really pushed me to do anything but did suggest that I do and that it would be safer for me going forward and I should avoid the highs and lows like I had this summer. Considering the possibility of liver damage from MMI and heart etc from Graves I feel like it’s time to remove it and move on since remission is most likely no longer possible.
