Hyperthyroid back again and I'm starting to panic

There are times when natural remedies or letting nature take its course are ok but I don't think this is one of them. Why are you so against treatment. Do you want to feel better as soon possible. If you moderate what you eat you won't put on weight as you need to get your levels normal again. Take the meds and discuss further treatment.

I was diagnosed in January. Im a Petite person always weighting 46-47kg's. When i was diagnosed i had Heart Palpitations, Hand Tremors, Anixety, Falling over all the time, Dizziness, could not work properly at my job. By the time i went to the doctor i was 40.2kg's, It looked awful. Within 2 days my doctor had me blood tested, Radioactive Idoine tested and Medicated. I was feeling so much better within 2 weeks. Since then they have been trying to get my medication stablised. My eye are a bit puffy, but not to bad. Have had no Palpitations. My weight has gone up to 48kgs. I really dont want to put on any more weight. Ive started walking and light jogging on treadmill, watching what i eat. Haunting the internet for natural help. My latest is, im going to have a vitamin and mineral count done next week and see what my immune system is lacking. I feel that this is where problem lays.

Well I've had my hyper thyroid come back twice now and I'm now slightly under active but only 56kilos. Diet plays a big part. The anxiety and depression are related to the thyroid. Get it treated asap. I never listen to negative reports as its what works for you that counts.Make sure you eliminate aspartame from your diet and eat healthy. You will soon feel better but most important to take the meds.

I too am very sensitive to all medication. I absolutely panicked when i knew i had to take medication. Im on 25mg Carbimazole and 2 beta blockers a day. But its working, im feeling ok. Now i just want to find what my body is lacking and feed it the vitamins and minerals that it needs. I also am very aware of my appearance like yourself. So im trying very hard to make sure it doesnt get out of control.

Usually when they check the thyroid, doctors run a TSH test, which if low means the thyroid level is high and if high means the thyroid level is low.  Sometimes they also run a Free T4 test and sometimes other tests including ones for autoimmune attacks on the thyroid.  If you can get a copy of the test results and post them, along with the values for the normal range, it might be helpful.

Usually a person does not become hyperthyroid and stay that way very long unless there is an auto-immune cause, and that is what Graves' Disease means.

Some people gain weight and some people lose weight even though the only known trigger is hyperthyroidism.  The same with hypothyroidism.  But it is usually a weight loss with hyper and a weight gain with hypo.  It might be obvious that anti-thyroid drugs would cause a weight gain.  They do.  In the UK the ATD of choice is usually Carbimazole [CBM], while here in the US it is Methimazole [MMI] which is much like CBM, only the CBM is a precurser to MMI.  Another, older drug is PTU which is still used if a woman is intending on getting pregnant.

Usually it all hinges on the amount of the drug you are taking.  My 2nd Endocrinologist had the policy of starting out low and building from there as needed, so I was given 5mg MMI at first, then 10, then 12.5.  I gained weight, but slowly. My thyroid levels had dropped into the normal range, but my TSH level was still near 0.0 until conditions made it such that the Endo was willing to decrease my dose by 2.5mg per week.  Then my TSH zoomed up into the normal range.

It is helpful to take some anti thyoid drug for a while, but not necessary if it all rights itself and stays that way when off the drug.  I am off it now, and just being monitored about quarterly.

I wish you the best.

I don't think this is a case of will go away by itself. Get medicated and stabilised then you can gradually withdraw from meds to see if the thyroid will cope on its own again. I was diagnosed with hyperactive thyroid almost two years ago after trying to ignore the symptoms. Mine were just like yours at night especially.. Thyroid eye disease followed. Starting with 30 mg of carbimazole, I was able to reduce this to 5 mg within 7 months and then stayed on 5 mg for 14 months whilst I had treatment for my eyes. I had six weekly blood tests which my GP and Endocrinologist arranged. I am just off the medication and am hoping my thyroid can cope on its own now Iy has been a long old haul but I did feel better myself  within ftwo months of diagnosis. (apart from my eyes)

It is quite an unpleasant condition which I found difficult to cope with. Get advioce fromn the thyroid foundation and see if there are any support groups in your area. There are lots of people on the net who will give advice and chat. Oh and I lost a lot of weight before diagnosis and gradually put it back on over the last eighteen months. I do watch what I eat now as I don't want to get too heavy.

Get your medication and you will soon feel better.

I have been on carbimazol for 12 months. I changed my diet. Initially off gluten, sugar and dairy. Not so struck now but will be gluten free permanently. Took many supplements . Distressing is important, exercise and mediate. Try and relax.

I was never over weight but am 3/4 of a stone lighter now than when diagnosed. I feel so much better and happier. I am only on 1.25 msg every 2 days and hoping for remission one day in the future. Good luck.