Fatigue!!!!
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I was diagnosed with Graves (Hyperthyroid) a little over a year ago. I've been on 15mg of methimazole. I lost 33lbs before diagnoses and after starting my meds I felt great. I wish I could say that now. I feel awful. I'm always fatigued and seem to be in a fog all day. Its really making it difficult to go to work let alone concentrate when I'm at work. When I get off I have the desire to do absolutely nothing. Within the past year I've gained over 30lbs. I'm sure this is contributing to my fatigue as well as the Graves. Does anyone have suggestions for energy enhancement?
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LAHs michelle60449
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I have hypothyroid and my cat has hyperthyroid!
My cat was put on Carbimazole and overmedicated. She slept 24 hours a day for a week, didn't want to do anything and put on weight. I realized she was overmedicated so I cut back on her medication and she is now normal.
So my advice would be is to cut back on the methimazole a bit and slowly until you begin to feel normal again.
We are the oposite on this site (Hypothyroidism), we get undermedicated and we have all the same problems as you have. We have to increase our doses. You will have to decrease yours. It does take a long time because each change in meds takes about 6 weeks to take effect, but keep badgering your doc and keep him in the loop as to your dose. It is easier to reduce your dose than it is for us to increase ours because we have to beg and argue to get more meds when our doctor wants to decrease our dose (because our TSH is usually very low).
michelle60449 LAHs
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shellyC19 michelle60449
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My name is Shelly and I am a nurse in the USA. I have Hashimoto's thyroid disease since 1987.
When you are on Carbimazole or Methimazole it reduces thyroid production down! It may take time (but your thyroid has been slowed too much) for it to recover.
Methimazole doses go from 5mg to 20mg and sometimes higher if needed. So you can ask your doctor to stop or lower the dose the Methimazole that would be option #1. I would do this one.
Option #2, is more severe and that is to remove a part of the thyroid to be permanent and keep your thyroid levels in check.
For energy: Avoid Gluten, have a B-12 injection, keep vitamins in the body good and all minerals such as Potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, ferritin and iron. Have a cortisol and blood glucose levels done. Many of us get adrenal gland or even Diabetes from a thyroid condition.
Eat good foods and avoid high carbs. Do walking or some gentle exercise it helps the body with weight. I do walking for 30 mins a day. I lost 32 pounds over time.
Give yourself some time once you get off the Methimazole and or a reduced dose of it to recover from it.
Any questions just ask,
Shelly
michelle60449 shellyC19
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barbara98940 michelle60449
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