McDevitt07,

LOL - LOL - LOL
If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry. I have the same exact symptoms that you do. They seem so strange as far as the combination of them together. Everything you said has happened to me in the past year. I think we need to talk. I am in this one year so far - I cannot imagine going through this for the rest of my life. Please message me. It’s hard to talk in “detail” on this forum without sounding creepy, sometimes. (TMI)

If you look at what GD affects, you will see skin, nails and bones. Within the first month of GD, first I got black spots on some of my fingernails, then my right pinkie got all red and somewhat swollen. I went to a dermatologist where they recommended oral antibiotics and a super duper antibiotic ointment for the pinkie. The inflammation subsided within 2 weeks. I didn’t see it come back until I used “SoftScrub.” There must have been something in that product that rigger that reaction. Now, I wear plastic gloves when using any cleaning product. But I am very careful with the products I use. I hope this was helpful.

Still Learning, I am so sorry you were diagnosed. Yeah it has been a roller coaster and age is not helping. I take good care, rest, eat right, think about environmental triggers as MMZ talks about cleaners. I use vinegar or diluted Isopropyl alocohol for disinfectant. My Graves was triggered after my second child was born when I was 34. I worked out alot at the time too. Hard to say what really triggered it. MMZ has been on here patiently doling out solid advice for as long as I can remember and I would not being doing as well as I am with out her. As I used to say to newbies when I had the patience to write back. Read like your life depends on it because it does. Check into using Low Dose Naltrexone and jump the hoops it takes to get the Rx. I still use Skips pharmacy mail order in Boca Raton Fl and ask them for advice and the can guide you to the right Dr. too. Many blessings, breathe and take care.

McDevitto7,
You are so sweet. And, so is MM. MM has been holding my hand since the beginning. I wanted to be of service to you because you are having the same weird symptoms as me. Rarely, others talk about an inflammed pinkie or loose stools after taking MMI.
You are soooo blessed to have children. It wasn’t in my past/future and my GD was confirmed a year ago - a few years after I went post menopausal.

I did a lot of research the moment I was confirmed so I could decide what was right for me (ATD or RAI or surgery) I have little trust for conventional doctors. And, I figured 50% of what I read online was going to be B.S. If enough people or studies said that certain things worked, I paid more attention to it.

Why would you recommend low dose Naltrexone? (You sound like a drug dealer. :-) I read a little about it and they use it for Hashimoto’s Disease. I have Graves. Personally, I hate the whole idea of taking pills.
Thank you for your advice, thou. What did it do for you?
BTW, what do you do about the loose BMs? That is my big issue next to being a little tired. Take Care.

Hi Still and McDevitt07:

I took the Low Dose Naltrexone (do a research on this) for both my GD and RA for several years on and off. i had to finally stop because the LDN lowered my FT3 too much and I struggled to get it back up. Elaine Moore mentioned that the LDN can do that to some people with the FT3 issue.

{{{hugs}}}

Hi,
I have had good results from the Herb Pharm products. I will order the Thyroid lifter to see if it has the opposite effect of the Thyroid Calm, I used to use.
Thanks foe the suggestion, MM.
I read a little on the LDN, and I just don’t know. My idea of “fixing” my issue is without more pills.
Take Care.

Still Leanring, For me the LDN helped to buffer my ups and downs early in the disease. I would go really hyper and have to take lots of ATD. When I took LDN I was able to reduce my dose considerble and over time even went into remission. There were some hiccups. Sometimes you have to stop LDN becuase it stops working. Skips pharmacy said to take two weeks off and then start up again. For me it works. You take it after 9pm at night to get best results. I take 3mg. Again, call Skips mail order pharmacy in Boca Raton with any questions.

It’s normal my husband has GD too and he goes to the bathroom constantly

Hi Jas,
It can be quite embarrassing about the bowel movements.
When this all started for me (one year ago) I had lost 35 lbs. and had diarrhea (very loose - like water) every day. I had to drink electrolyte water or coconut water to deal with all the minerals being lost. When you go to the doctor, make sure he checks certain things for deficiencies. Like Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, to name a few. Have the doctor check his “male hormones”
GD can make a person anxious/nervous because the thyroid hormones are flooding your system because of the auto-immune disease is sending signals that are not really there.
This could be a reason why your husband is possibly angry/mean and not physically interested.
Are there any signs of eye issues? If so, make sure he is not smoking - it can make it worse.
The other thing is the change in his diet, personal products and the cleaning products in the home.
YOU can help him with that. Take Care.