Sittin on the fence

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Hi everyone

I have had GD for 5 years. Am treated with antithyroid drugs at max level for 2

weeks and slowly reduce my med and end up on half a tablet every second day for

about a year. I am very sensitive to this drug.

This course allows me remission for about 15 months and the flu or a bug sets it

off again.

I don't really feel confident with radiation and the eye problems I've heard

about.

My question is: will this on and off again hyperproblem and the way I am

treating it doing me any harm. My endo is only going the radiation path.

Liz

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Re: Sittin on the fence

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> Hi Liz.

>

> > I have had GD for 5 years. Am treated with antithyroid drugs at max

> > level for 2 weeks and slowly reduce my med and end up on half a

> > tablet every second day for about a year. I am very sensitive to

> > this drug.

>

> A few questions: Do you go on the same ATD each time? Also, at what

point

> do you go off the meds? Do you have a TSI first? If the meds aren't

> making you hypo, you may want to stay on a quarter tablet daily for even

> longer than a year, or indefinitely.

>

> > I don't really feel confident with radiation and the eye problems

> > I've heard about.

>

> I don't blame you. Have you considerd surgery, or possibly staying on

> ATDs even longer term, or, in your case, true block and replace therapy

> as practiced in countries other than North America?

>

> Take care, Fay

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