Methimazole comes with a warning that it can be potentially toxic. I took
20mg of Methimazole for two years, then switched to thiamazole (which my
endo said is the same thing, it just comes in a higher dosage - methimazole
comes in 5mg per tab, while thiamazole is 10mg per tab, which means I had to
take only two tabs a day instead of four). If the medication is causing
discomfort, maybe you can switch to another medication. My endo mentioned
that PTU is milder than methimazole.
I would recommend sticking with the meds. I was also advised to take RAI
because it was taking too long for my hormone levels to normalize (three
years of meds, with quarterly blood tests). But I did my research, and found
that RAI can do more harm than good, as it can lead to hypothyroidism. Some
in this group who've gone on the hyper-hypo roller coaster said they'd
rather be hyper than hypo.
Explore all your options first before resorting to RAI. After reading about
it, I wouldn't recommend it (do a Google search on hyper and RAI to find out
more).
It does take a while to "get well" (or as well as we can hope to be). At one
point I thought I would never get better, that i'd be on meds for the
foreseeable future, and yet here I am, euthyroid for three years, without
meds for two. It can happen.


>From: "starr440" <jwljstarr@...>
>Reply-To: ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com
>To: ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [ThyroidDisease] Zap thyroid?
>Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 21:00:05 -0000
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>I have been treated with hyperthyroidism for a year. Recently I've
>been experiencing discomfort in or around my liver...all tests came
>back normal.I was wondering if I should just have my thyroid
>radiated, but I am a little hesitant and was wondering what kinds of
>side effects this will create or will it help? I think the discomfort
>is due to my medication,Methimazole.
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