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Hi, I am so glad I found this forum. Your post caught my attention because I have been taking Methimazole for about 6 1/2 months. I was diagnosed with Grave’s Disease in March 2009; however based on the symptoms I think whatever triggered it happened about a year before. I was deployed to Kuwait and after I came back I was having major hot flashes and mood swings…I thought I was all post deployment related stuff. I was training for a half marathon and suddenly I started having really high heart rate but at the time I was taking Hydroxycut to lose weight so I thought that was causing the high heart rate. Gosh, thinking about it, the results could have been fatal. Anyhow, three months later and out of nowhere I got a goiter and I was out of breath. So I went to the doc and he diagnosed me with GD and prescribed Methimazole. I am now taking 50mg twice a day because my levels are still high. As far as side effects I really have not had any. Actually, Methimazole has been a life saver for me. When for whatever reason I don’t take it I immediately notice it because my heart rate goes nuts and I get very irritable. By the way I am also taking high blood pressure medicine for my heart rate, however, getting off that slowly because I have noticed that with the increased Methimazole dose, my heart rate is getting back to normal. This was important for me because I wanted to get back to running since this past year it has been brutal in that regards; it has been a year of trying to find the right dose for me, since the doctor really did not recommend the RAI for me because it would cause my eyes to bulge out. Luckily, I have a lot of confidence in my endocrinologist and truly value his opinion. Which brings me to my last point. If you are not comfortable with your endrocrinologist, I would find another one because you really do have to feel comfortable with that person.
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