methimazole

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I've been reading in all the good docs books about methimazole and how it works.

It supposedly inhibits T4 from converting into T3. This is apparently what it

did to me and put me in this state after taking it for 6 weeks back in

August/Sept. and I was probably already a bit hypo then even though my frees

were okay since I have hashi's.

Anyway, I am confused because I've read in Shomon's book that lots of people

with Grave's who go hypo from the meds actually do okay on T4 alone. How can

they be okay if their conversion is messed up. Also, Val you said that causes

of high reverse T3 are either high or low cortisol. Well how can that be when

our cortisol is okay and we are on the right amount (assuming we are) does that

reverse the problem. There must be other reasons for 's which seems to be

what I really have going on here as opposed to straight hypoT but it WAS

definitely caused by the methimazole because I was fine before that and working

and going to school and doing all I needed to do even back then when I was only

on 15 mgs. Cortef for adrenal exhaustion.

This is so confusing to me and I am one of those people that needs to understand

so I can figure out other ways to correct the problem. 's website says

emotional stresses cause this and I was definitely under emotional and physical

stress causes this conversion problem and my physical stress was becoming

hypoadrenal and very sick from reducing cortisol as well as the physical stress

of methimazole and then came the darkness of the winter.

Sorry to be draining everybody here. I just want my functionality back so I can

go home where I am happier and not be forced to stay at the beau's because I

can't manage right now since I don't like being here for more than a few days

and I don't think it helps me to heal when I don't feel good about the

environment here and the location of his house and this house is what caused

much emotional stress for me to begin with because he bought it and I hate it

and it screwed up our plans of finally moving in under one roof. I want to get

better so I can go home and function. I haven't been able to drive my car in 7

weeks now. I'm too weak and too anxious and too unstable physically and

mentally from hypo. Thanks to everyone who's listening.