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in reply to: 13 years of Graves, plan to TT, right decision?? #1180243

My true issue has been that I do not want surgery and i do not want RAI. These two options give you no hope except to be on MED’s forever! That bothers me. I understand for some this is the right choice for good reasons; but these choices also have complications at times.

I have changed my eating habits completely. I eat whole foods, I try to stay away from packaged foods and artificial sweeteners. I run, bike, workout six times a week at least for 15 minutes a day. I eliminated people in my life that caused me stress (at least on a day to day basis). I also do yoga…This has all helped. Right now I am on the Methimazole 10mg once a day. I got back on the meds about 4 months ago as I felt the very light symptoms coming on…(nothing major)so the pcp checked my levels and I am already slowly coming off the meds.
So …from my experience..I would rather hav e a glimps of hope to be the small percentage of graves PT’s that go into remission rather then to be on pills everyday the rest of my life.
But its a very personal chioce no matter what. ……

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in reply to: 13 years of Graves, plan to TT, right decision?? #1180241

Hi,

I have had Graves now since I was 26 years old. I am now 32. I was extremely ill when diagnosed and lost weight rapidly as well as had all the other symptoms. I decided to just be monitored every month for the first year and second year off and on unitl stabilized with my level. It has been a struggle. I have had remission twice. I have used Methimazole as well as my treatment and only that. I have been to many endo’s and PCP’s throughout the years. They all have different ideas of whats best. So…I did my own digging and for me the best option out of the three they give us is the Methimazole. 6 years ago I remember the endo’s telling me that being on Methimazole was not so good for long periods of time(but when i looked and investigated a little I found out that in Europe this was the treatment of choice)…Then recently I changed Endo’s and they actually stated to me (years later) that they agreed that it is ok to be on Methimazole for however long just not a high dose for too long at a time. It can affect your liver. However, this usually does not happen.

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