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hi all my name is stu im 34 and suffer from graves, iv been diagnosed for about 1yr and im havin real difficulity coping with the side effects from my medication or if i stop taking them the the symptoms of graves ” title=”Sad” /> . every couple of weeks i have realy bad leg numbness and my legs give out and wont support me this has now spread to my arms so i cant even pull myself up into a sitting position when in bed if im lucky enough to get to bed before it gets to bad. im short temperd like a volcanoe ready to blow all the time, im starving all the time and iv put weight on even though my diet and exercise havnt changed. my consultant seems to be no help what so ever just says keep taking your tablets, im on 40mg of carbimazole and 120mg of propranolol aday. my legs are whats worring me the mostas they havnt got better at all since taking my medication iv been in to hospital 3 or 4 times and the doctors always say its poatassium deff which is caused by graves that causes the weakness so i started eating lots of bananas which are high in poatassium but this hasnt helped and surely my tablets should of made a difference by now.ty all for reading and hope someone can offer some sort of advice ” title=”Smile” /> ” title=”Very Happy” />

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