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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
Too Soon To Tell
Have been taking for 3 weeks or so...
Too Soon To Tell
Still have symptoms.
Considering
For the most part Tapazole seems to work, although I will have occasional episodes of heart pounding and sleeplessness and tremors. I have been on it for 4 months, and now symptoms seem to be more frequent.
Considering
no meds
Not Working
Within 2 weeks had gained alot of weight, even with modifying my diet and exercising. This drug seemed to hijack my metabolism, and I decided to stop taking it.
Not Working
Not Working
I took this at the start of my treatment and I had a side effect from it that caused my White blood cells to go low.
Not Working
My thyroid goes from one extream to another and the longest I have been stable is about 2 months at a time. I am so tired of being sick!!! I have gained so much weight and can't seem to lose it, no matter what I do! My husband and I wanted to have a baby before I was diagnosed, but I've been told now that my Graves' is so bad I will never be able to have a child! I ask if they could take my thyroid out and was told I needed to be stable for several months and it was a very serious surgery!HELP!
Not Working
Had an allergic reaction had to stop
Not Working
I almost died bec of this medicine. t has cause me to have agrunolcytosis!
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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]
