hello! I’m new to this forum~
I’ve been hyperthyroid for ten years now and just recently found out that it was Graves’…I’ve also been taking methimazole on and off for ten years with doses ranging from 5mg to 15mg a day to two times a week. My first endo never mentioned the bad effects of the medication (nor the fact that I had Graves’!) but my current endo said I may have to find a new endo if I don’t agree to get off the medication soon. He stresses the negative and sudden effects that could occur especially liver failure every time I see him. Because methimazole is made with chemicals and is synthetic, he advises the RAI treatment as my next option because thyroid replacement pills are safer and easier to manage.
Little by little I’m starting to see how serious of a disease GD is…
