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in reply to: Need Advice: Methimazole Allergic Reactions #1069429

I have been on Methimazole for 1 year. The whole GD diagnosis and then drug intervention was frightening and totally unfamiliar to me as I and no one close to me had ever heard of it. Well, 1 year later and I have gained 30 pounds (more than I gained when i was pregnant 24 years ago), feel unattractive, have gone through depression, and anxiety, and I am not as outgoing as I used to be. As i gained the weight I questioned my doctor about it and she replied during each visit, "You are doing good. That is to be expected." Each time I left her office I was so distraught that at times I was totally disoriented and had to get myself together to just drive away from the hospital. After a tug of war with her a few months ago, she began to lower the dosage until I was only taking 2.5 mgs a day. I had my 3 month visit with her a week ago and she didn’t even know what dosage I was taking (I had to tell her what was going on and what she had prescribed so she could update her notes.) As always, she had me do bloodwork before I left her office and she said she would notify me when she got the results because she would possibly take me off the meds altogether. I made a decision to take myself off the meds because i have not heard from her and I continue to gain weight. Mind you, I am an exercise buff. I do very strenous workouts at least 4 times a week, which I was doing before I was diagnosed. I had lost weight beautifully and looked younger. Now that I have gained all of this weight I look and feel older. In fact, I had to go on high blood pressure medication which i fought with her on also because before this diagnosis and beginning the medication, I was always in the low blood pressure range.

It was comforting to find this website and read the blogs everyone has been posting, especially those from Julie. I know now that I am not crazy and some of the things I have experienced are common to others. Thank you all for your blogs. You are a Godsend.

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