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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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This worked for me and I was able to take when I was pregnant with my second son. Put me in remission for a year.
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I take 60mg daily which is the highest dose she is willing to give. We are just now starting to to see result it is a slow processes
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I have been made mostly hypo by the meds but dont feel bad although have joint pain from being hypo. I am on a miniscule dose now of only 1.25 because my tsh went up to high on 2.5. I think I have both Graves and Hashis? My anti tpos and anti tg are high.
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My Dr. changed my meds because I am still young enough to have children.
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Regained some of the lost weight.
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it works but have to constantly raise dose
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worked okay
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Fantastic. Worked immediately. I feel absolutely back to normal. I'm down to 2 pills a day and hoping to reduce to 1 and eventually wean myself off completely. I'm followed by an endocrinologist, and I'm not doing anything without her OK. I do NOT want them to touch my thyroid. Any comments?
Working / Worked
Currently on Tapazole, it's going ok. On 2 pills a day. My levels go up and down. I originally started at 4 pills.
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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]
