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I too have these horrible headaches. Stabbing one, in various parts of my head at different times. Sometimes sharp and quick and others sharp and lingering. but it is very painful never the less. Is that the GD causing this. Or could it be something else? Thanks. -N

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The thing was that my eating habits didn’t change. I wasn’t eating more than I normally did to gain the weight. I actually don’t eat much. I have a breakfast shake in the mornings. Then granola bar as snack, salad and water for lunch. granola bar snack, then dinner. Even after the weight gain I ate the same just skipped the granola bars. My primary care dr. refused to believe anything was wrong with me. I went back numerous times. Explaining how tired I was and the weight gain. And she consistantly dismissed my concernes. Finally I called and demanded a TSH test. She gave me one the referred me to a Endo. My TSH was 0.0010 and my free T4 was 2.0. Both her and the Endo tell me I am hyperthyroid. Then the Uptake test and scans ultrasound was taken and he said I had mild Graves Disease. And for some reason people with Mild GD gain weight instead of losing weight. The question I have is once my levels are normal again will I lose the weight I gained? Will my metabolism be able to burn off that extra weight gained? Or will it be slow due to the meds. I have also heard that once on meds to slow everything down that I will probably turn Hypo, is this true? Thanks. -N

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Alot of people seem to be having the same reaction to the Tapazole as you have. I haven’t taken it yet. I’m starting to worry a little. how long were you on them before the reacction occured? The thing I am confused about is my dr. tells me my metabolism is extremely high. Well if that was the case wouldn’t I be loseing weight and not gaining weight? Who knows. I wish everything would go back to normal. Well hope all turns out okay for you. Take care. -N

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I am supposed to start taking 5 mg of Tapozole today. I have read these horror stories of how it causes unbearable joint pain. And it scares me. My husband too tells me to exercise more. And tells me not to worry about it so much. But again my main issue is gaining weight. But being I have mild Graves Disease I was wondering if after being on Tapozole for a while and my thyroid is normal again will I go hypo? My twin sister too has Graves disease. Diagnosed ten years ago. But she alos had the eye thing and they gave her Radiation treatments now she is permantly hypo for the rest of the life. I am already on beta blockers and they have caused a little weight gain already. And really I feel fine sence I been on the Atenolol. I wonder if I should even take the Tapozole. I feel better than I have in a while. I figured I could just minimized what I ate so I wouldn’tgain alot. But then I worry if I don’t eat regular meals then my metabolism wont stabilize either. So I am at a lose. None of my clothes fit anymore And it is driving me crazy. Thanks for responding to my comments. -Noelle

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I have a question for the person that siad they were hyper with GD and Gained weight. Because I too have gained weight. My doctoer said I have a mild case of Graves Disease. and I have gained about 15 pounds already. I am on Atenolol and Tapozole. I have read that both can make me gain weight also. How much weight did you gain? And were you able to lose it? And when your thyroid was normal again did that make it easier to lose the weight gained? I guess what I am asking is once everything is normal again will i naturally lose the weight I gained? I have always been a small person and I am short so weight gain even 15 pounds makes me look fat. I am really concerned with the weight gain. And I was sure I was hypo even when my dr. kept telling me I was hyper. The only sign of being hyper I have is the rapid heart rate. and also I have these really sharp stabbing pains in my head not in one particular spot but everywhere at different times. Sometimes the pain is lingering but still rather painful. Sometimes it feels like a vein had popped or something the the pain starts but not always. I told me dr. but I feel he kind of dismissed it. And he didn’t order a Ct scan or MRI. Is this too a part of Graves Dises the head pains? And back to the weight issue. I feel that no matter how well I eat and get my diet in check I will still gain weight. i say this because I have been drinking nothing but water for three weeks now. and eating salads and granola bars. But yet I gained another 4 pounds. So I feel eating healthy really isn’t going to stop the weight gain just the amount of weight gain. How can I keep my weight in control? and Not gainanymore. I have read several reports where people have said that while on Traozole that started at 120 but now weight 170. I don’t want that to be me. Any answeres would be truly aprechiated. Thanks. Noelle

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