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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
Somewhat Helpful
Went from extremely high T3 levels to low then back to high again. My Endocrinologist says hes trying to get my levels into normal range.
Somewhat Helpful
It alleviated my body pain but gave me pains in the liver area.
Somewhat Helpful
Very quick to respond..now feeling lethargic, cold..almost hypo
Somewhat Helpful
Helped with heart pounding but caused depression
Too Soon To Tell
Palpatations, fast heart rate,anxiety, fatigue, tremors, sweats, and weakness. Waiting for the meds to work. I also take propranolol which helps with my heart rate.
Too Soon To Tell
tapazol is methimazole, methimazole is the genric version
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I feel sick (flu like)since taking this. Major muscle aches but I can't tell if it's any worse than before! So far I think its too soon to tell but I don't have much hope either
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just started
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This is just my second time taking this medication my first dose made me very sick and I threw up, I just took a dose for the second day and I have not gotten sick yet, hopefully I won't
Too Soon To Tell
I just started taking Methimazole last night.
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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]
