Graves' Disease Support Group
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...
I have Hashimoto's Disease and I am never hypo just hyper. Doctor's don't offer me any treatment for the persisent hyperthyroid phases I been in for six months straight now. I have even had Thyroid Storm and no treatment offered. NO medication but Synthroid, does this make sense?
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I'm not sure why you would be taking synthroid for hyper. That seems to me that it would make it more hyper.
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Ya, synthroid does make you more hyper if you are hyper. Talk about dumb treatment, it took docs a long time to figure out this one.
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Sorry to hear! Hope you are feeling better.
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I'm no doctor, but I would think that when you were having hyper symptoms you would be treated accordingly. Have you considered 1. a second opinion, or 2. acupuncture/herbs? Both might be helpful at this point. Good luck!!
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
