Hyperthyroidism Support Group
Hyperthyroidism (or "overactive thyroid gland") is the clinical syndrome featuring weight loss (often accompanied by a ravenous appetite), fatigue, weakness, hyperactivity, irritability, apathy, depression, polyuria, and sweating. Additional symptoms may include palpitations and arrhythmias (notably atrial fibrillation), dyspnea, loss of libido, nausea, vomiting, and...
I have not been here in a long while, tho do lurk every so often, everything was going well with my spoiled brat of a thyroid, it was behaving until just recently. I was classified as subclinical graves with symptoms so put on a mild dose.
I have been on 1.25 mg of methimazole once a day, tests in Dec 2012 were TSH 2.31 ( .27 - 4.3)
FT4 1.03 (.90 - 1.6)
T3 111 (75 - 170)
of course then they felt, I was doing fine, no need for more tests, see ya in a year !!!!
So I finally convinced my family doctor to add in the thyroid tests with regular blood work in June of this year
TSH 1.76 ( .358 - 3.74)
FT4 .8 ( .76 -1.46)
no T3, had to tell her to do the Ft4 since she wasn't.
Emailed the endo and he says: Well I don't worry about you going low until the TSH gets over 3 !....it's going down not up and the FT4 is off compared to the last. Then he says well if you want, you can lower the methimazole. Should he know what to do?
So I assume I am going hypo?
shall I just stop the drug all together and wait until next blood work?, I did have them to make me an appointment but in November. hopefully they will schedule blood work also. I have heard that the methimazole can affect the liver and I have yet to have blood work for that.
I have been on 1.25 mg of methimazole once a day, tests in Dec 2012 were TSH 2.31 ( .27 - 4.3)
FT4 1.03 (.90 - 1.6)
T3 111 (75 - 170)
of course then they felt, I was doing fine, no need for more tests, see ya in a year !!!!
So I finally convinced my family doctor to add in the thyroid tests with regular blood work in June of this year
TSH 1.76 ( .358 - 3.74)
FT4 .8 ( .76 -1.46)
no T3, had to tell her to do the Ft4 since she wasn't.
Emailed the endo and he says: Well I don't worry about you going low until the TSH gets over 3 !....it's going down not up and the FT4 is off compared to the last. Then he says well if you want, you can lower the methimazole. Should he know what to do?
So I assume I am going hypo?
shall I just stop the drug all together and wait until next blood work?, I did have them to make me an appointment but in November. hopefully they will schedule blood work also. I have heard that the methimazole can affect the liver and I have yet to have blood work for that.
In the 10+ years I've been taking the MMI I've not had any liver problems. Liver problems happens when the doses are very high such as over 30 mg per day and up.
{{{hugs}}}
My body doesn't process meds like a normal person lol, just another fun thing to worry about. It will build up in my system or even yet the lowest dose of something works when it wouldn't for someone else so I get very compulsive at times with my health...and it has paid off, especially with my diabetes ..