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Carbimazole is used to treat hyperthyroidism. It prevents the peroxidase enzyme from coupling and iodinating the tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin, hence reducing the T3/T4.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Graves' Disease | 46 |
76% |
| Hyperthyroidism | 7 |
100% |
| Hypothyroidism | 8 |
88% |
Overall, 80% (61
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Carbimazole Reviews
Somewhat Helpful
Started to help when was on four tabs a day now down to three and symptoms returning.
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I dont take them anymore..
Somewhat Helpful
went into remission 12 months late symptoms coming back
Somewhat Helpful
Had to switch to Armor as this med took me hypo
Somewhat Helpful
Terrible, like a hypocondriac. Sometimes I feel great if I excercise, eat well are not so busy.
Somewhat Helpful
my experience is scary the doctors havent helped me neither has my family i feel like im on my own.
Too Soon To Tell
Not sleeping.
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as yet no real change, but no side effects either
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SCARY, NO SIDE EFFECTS YET BUT ITS STILL SCARY!!!
Too Soon To Tell
I think it's working but not as fast as described by doctors. No real side affects to complain of.
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I have been on Carbimazole for the past 10 months now for Graves Disease. I started on 5mg 1 tablet twice a day and recently have had it reduced to 1... [More] -
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I have previously been on Carbimazole/Thyroxine twice and it worked for me for a few years. Took quite a while to sort levels out first time because G... [More] -
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Actually, I've never heard of it offered here. I've only heard of PTU and Tapazole/methimazole being used. [More] -
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HI I SEE I PUT HYPO THYROID - I MEANT HYPER!!!! THIS THYROID THING IS SOOO CONFUSING HA HA HA X [More] -
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Hi, with carbimazole being the preffered treatment for hypothyroid here in the uk is anyone here on Carbimazole for hypothyroid/graves? How long be... [More]
