When i first found out i had graves i was young and the dr wanted to give me surguy but all the stuff that could happen was to much.so i tryed the pills i hade to take 4 pills 3 times a day and for a wile i felt better then i had two kids and could not get back to the why i was so i sutdy the radioactive iodine treatment and i went with that and it destrod it but to me i feel a little better.i only have to do one pill a day.