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Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protruberance of one or both eyes and associated problems) and infiltrative dermopathy (a skin condition usually of the lower extremities). This disorder is the most common cause of...

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Dosing

thompson91
thompson91
Ok, ques. since I stated the 5mg Methalzone he said to take it every 8 hrs. which is fine. Except what if its a little more or less? Like I was figuring 7am, 3pm, and 11pm, however sometimes I got to bed prior to 11 and not up at 7 at least during the summer since the kids have off. Is this a big deal? I really dont want to wake myself up to just take a pill. I dont want to take it too close either. Thanx!
mmztcass
mmztcass
When I took the MMI in 5 mg doses three times a day, I used the pill cutter and cut these as: 1.25 mg in the AM, 1.25 mg in the afternoons, and 2.5 mg in the PM. However I have read that the larger dose can be taken in the AM to help with any hypER issues (triggers) from what we eat during the day. (per Elaine Moore @ www.elaine-moore.com)

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mmztcass
mmztcass
P.S. I do the same thing myself...go a bit longer in the hours while my kids are off during the summer months from school. No more than 9 hours... :-)
deleted_user
deleted_user
im all new to this and am wondering after reading am i on a large dose i take 3 5mg morn and 3 5mg in the evining
thompson91
thompson91
Ok mmztcass I'm take 3 5 mg tabs a day not just 1. so if I take one and its not exactly 8 hrs after the other one thats not a big deal? Also when taking this will my tremors in my hands stop once its in my system?

Krista-thats a total of 30mg a day. My Endo said he could've done 3 10 mg for me 3 x a day but thought I would do ok on the lower dose. From what I've read on here its not a huge dose. If you start felling blah during the day thought you might want to do 2 5mg am & do every 8 hrs like I am. Read alot of posts on here and you'll see what others do. We're not docs but alot of people on here have been through a lot and know how this works. I'm still learning myself.
mmztcass
mmztcass
I go anywhere between 7.5 to 9 hours with two of my dosing. Sometimes I am in bed for 9 hours though I don't sleep the whole entire time. I have also been up and taken the med which I have next to me while sleeping, and then I'll lightly doze until I feel like getting up.

As for you, since you are on the 15 mg dosing, take 5 mg in the AM, 5 mg in the afternoons and 5 mg at night and work around close to your bedtime schedule.

Your hypER tremors should reduce once your Free Ts get in the range. Aim for the mid range and lab soon (4-6 weeks) to see if it's time for a dose reduction cuz you would not want to drop down to hypO. HypO is just as bad as hypER.

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