What is Graves-Disease

Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative ex...

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Thursday November 26, 2009

Call For Help Stories

  • HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

    Monday, March 24, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    I have HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, RECENTLY MY THYROID LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY LOW, THEY HAVE SINCE LOWERED MY LEVOTHROID TO 0.05 MG, I HAD BEEN FEELING HORRIBLE PRIOR TOO AND FIGURED I NEEDED TO HAVE MY LEVELS CHECK, GLAD I DID, CAME TO FIND OUT THEY WERE LOW, I WAS HYPERTHYROID AGAIN, SO NOW EVER SINCE, MY BLOOD PRESSURE HAS BEEN HIGH, THE HIGHEST FOR ME WAS 167/111 , A FEW DAYS AG...

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  • HYPERTHYROID (GRAVES DISEASE)

    Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    I HAVE BEEN SENT ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE SINCE THE END OF FEBRUARY.  MY PROBLEMS WOULD ALWAYS ARISE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  IT WOULD START WITH SWELLING IN MY WHOLE BODY THEN I WOULD HAVE DIARREAH, HARD TIME BREATHING, CHILLS, SHAKY, TERRIBLE ANXIETY, SEVERE HEADACHES AND FELT LIKES MY GUT WERE ROLLING. IT WOULD FEEL LIKE MY THROAT HAD A LUMP IN IT AND IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD START TO ...

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  • I'm tired of this life.....

    Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    I wish I could see my therapist every single day.  When I talk to her, I feel like I'm really making some progress.  Then I leave her office and am thrust back into the reality of my life, which is really in a sad state right now.  I feel like there is no possibility of anything grander, better, beautiful, for me.  I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop.  Beca...

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  • Bad morning....

    Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    Woke up this morning feeling down.  Went out last night for drinks with my co-workers and had a decent time.  Of course, I forced myself to go.  One of those chi-chi rooftop bars in Flatiron - no sneakers, no t-shirts, doorman places.  Thing is, when I go out, I don't feel part of anything.  Among groups of people, even those I know, I still feel alone. ...

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  • CAN''T HELP IT

    Monday, August 11, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    HEY AALL YOU PRAYER WARRIORS OUT THERE. I AM STILL SMOKING. CAN'T HELP IT. THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH MY LIFE, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY TRYING.NEED ALL THE PRAYERS I CAN GET. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO WAKE UP ONE MORNING, AND HATE THE CIGARETTES. HOWEVER I DON'T THINK GOD WANTS IT THAT WAY. I BELIEVE HE WANTS ME TO GIVE THEM UP STILL LIKING THEM. AND MAN I  HAVE TO TELL YOU ITS BEEN M...

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  • Doc visit

    Wednesday, September 3, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    when to my psych doc for 2 week med evaluation, doing okay on Remeron but I'm very tired in the morning can't focus. he told me to take 2 pills 30 mg. He explained that a larger dose doesn't work  as it's thought we would think. we would think larger strenth more of the med but actually it gives us less strenth cause the med is already in your system and your brain shuts it d...

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  • Advise on Graves - I'll take what I can get

    Tuesday, September 23, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    Hi:
    I am new to all of this..... being sick, being crazed, confused, lonely and unable to focus. I am new to writing anonymous postings, asking strangers for advise and seeking out others who may understand what is going on because no one around me can get their head around it. So I am keeping my fingers crossed that by being able to connect with people who have the same crazy an mercurial illness...

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  • New to Caring!

    Saturday, October 11, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    Ok..so whats happening here...My Father died in August..I was with him..and no grief for him as it was what he wanted..but I havnt had any time to grieve as I have a brother with Learning Difficulties..my Father was his Carer..now that responsibility fall to me.It doesnt help being 80 miles from him. The administration of my Fathers estate..and sorting out my brothers situation..is hard work..and...

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  • been away for awhile

    Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | A Call For Help story

    Got Back together with my secound husband and plan to marry again in the next two years or so.
    I am also now in school the problem with that is that I have no insurance now and feeling really bad.
    My bad list:
    shaking hands and legs more so in the right hand
    palpation several times a day
    only eating once a day, I'm not hungry but not loosing any weight
    my arms getting tired just washing my hair (a...





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  • Someone Help

    Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | A Call For Help story

    I am at a complete loss as to what to do to help my husband. He is acting so way out there I cant even deal any more. He thinks im always lieing to him and sneaking around to mess with him and try to hurt him. He is actually seeing and hearing things that arent there and arent being said. Nothing I do or say helps and its killing me to watch him have to go through this without much support from m...

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