Methimazole Health Feed

Recovery from previous disease. A do possible thyroiditis. Stop treatment and review reports after 15 days.

Hi, Lybrate user,
you should restric ,intake of Cauliflower, kale, spinach, turnips, soybeans, peanuts, linseed, peanuts, millet, cassava, and mustard greens in your dietary regulation. Go for a.walk in the morning /evening for 40 mnts.
 Take ,homoeopathic medicine to check your hypothyroidism, further.
@ Thyroidinum 3x-4pills, thrice.
Tk,  plenty of water to hydrate your body. Go for meditation to condition your thyroid gland.
Your diet be non-irritant, easily digestible on ...more

When you stop Methimez, The symptoms of Hyperthyroidism mayreappear. This will have to be addressed by your treating doctor.
For my patients, I would check TSH Receptor antibodies (TRAB) to help make the decision to withdraw Methimez.

Hello, Thanks for the query.
Usually treatment with antithyroid drugs is given for 18 to 24 months. Initially started with lower dose, then increased to about 10 mg 3 times a day or twice a day, depending upon the need. Usually it takes over 6 to 12 months or even longer for TSH to return to normal. Then dosage may be reduced or discontinued. However, 3 months is too short a period to judge. In some cases after discontinuing the treatment (after 12, 18 or 24 months) hyperthyroidism does no...more

Hyperthyroid can be cntrolled with radiactive iodine treatment but it causes permanent damage of thyroid follicles causing hypothyroid for which you have to take thyroid hormone life longm.

There is nothing like best medicine. Every doctor advises his patient best medicine which means the medicine which can treat/control your problem without harm. Graves disease should be treated and can't be left as such and should be treated under supervision of a specialist.

lybrate-user ji, Thanks for the query.
Usually Methimazole or any other anti-thyroid drug therapy is given over a period of 12 to 18 months.
If need be Methimazole may be repeated for one more time. However, there is always a possibility of relapse. Plus multiple side effects associated with antithyroid drugs. If furthar relapse occur, then best method to treat is to use Radio Active Iodine, This is a simpler method with very few side effects and better outcomes. Thanks.

graves disease is common in women ,it appears during phases of extreme stress , adolescence, during pregnancy
good news is that it disappears as suddenly as it appears
one can reduce the dose of medicines depending upon general condition and thyroid profile
neomercazole is the drug of choice

Yes this disease needs to be treated and line of treatment is ok. For your muscles pain consult your endocrinologist and see if there is any associated vitamin deficiency. Since you are young other modes of treatment like radioiodine therapy is not suitable for you.

Side effects of methimez:
 Hair loss
 Headache
 Pain
 Joint stiffness
 Nausea
 Skin pigmentation
 Paresthesia (tingling or pricking sensation. Numbness could be due to medicine. Don't worry about slight change in tsh.