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(also known as Methimazole)
Methimazole and propylthiouracil are used to treat conditions in which the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone.
These medicines work by making it harder for the body to use iodine to make thyroid hormone. They do not block the effects of thyroid hormone that was made by the body before their use wa... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Graves' Disease | 93 |
83% |
| Hyperthyroidism | 27 |
81% |
| Hypothyroidism | 3 |
100% |
| Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) | 1 |
100% |
| Heart Failure | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 83% (127
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Tapazole Reviews
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Rashes are drying, working
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i used it for 2years and it keeps my lab results in the normal bracket, until i stopped and hyperthyroid re occurs. now i'm taking carbimazole.
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I am currently using this medication, however I do have flare ups every so often. I am considering other treatment options at this time though.
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Switched to 10 mg from Methimazole for hyper. Seemed to reduce sweats at first, but now I see no difference. New endocronologist recently had me cut down to 5 mg for being slightly hypo. Although all my hyper sysptoms are still evident.
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In remission, and not taking it now, I had no side effects.
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Initioal drug he used to become more stable. He continued with chinese herbs thereafter.
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Doing well on Meds, which have been lowered. Will be switching to PTU soon.
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awful..I came down with huge hives..swollen eyes and lips while using.
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awful..I came down with huge hives..swollen eyes and lips while using.
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Discussions
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Tapazole v. PTU
Decided to look around a little: "Methimazole (Tapazole) may cause thyroid suppression and goiter in nursing infants. Most doctors would advise ... [More] -
switching from tapazole to PTU
I had hives, majorly itchy skin with rashes, red swollen joints and severe muscle cramps (you could see the knots and they left bruises the next day) ... [More] -
Tapazole advice and amiodarone and hyperthyroid
Hi and welcome: Atenolol is used to bring down the cardiac/hypER symptoms. It has something to do with the thyroid level blood tests of the Free T... [More] -
PTU and Tapazole equivilancy
Hi: Yes, PTU is weaker than Methimazole. I believe PTU has a half-life of 2 hours whereas MMI's half-life is 8 hours. Look these drugs up under... [More] -
PTU and Tapazole equivilancy
Hi everyone, I was on methimazole (Tapazole) for about a year and a half. I started out at 30mg/day, then was able to gradually work down to 10mg/d... [More]
