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Thyroid Graves Disease: Anyone else?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jan 25 8:11am | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
I found your comment interesting because I was just diagnosed with Graves’ Disease in November. It was a sudden onset seemingly triggered by my second Pfizer Covid booster shot. I was put on Methimazole 10mg (once a day) and took it for a couple of months, and I swung over to slight hypothyroidism, and my dosage was lowered to 5mg (once a day). I’ve only been on 5mg for a few weeks now, but I’m beginning to wonder if I’m back to hyperthyroidism because of how I feel. I go back to the doctor in a few more weeks and should know more then.
My question for you is how long have you had your swinging condition? And were you told it’s okay to continue in this fashion without taking more drastic measures such as radioactive iodine or surgery?
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I have an update. As of now, my Graves' Disease is in remission. Everything returned to normal, and I no longer have to take Methimazole. It's still a wonder if my Graves' resulted from the second Pfizer Covid booster shot. I'm wondering how many others have been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism/Graves' after a booster shot and if they, too, have returned to normal after a brief treatment period. Only time will tell if the Graves' Disease will return. I am now on a schedule of returning for blood tests every few months.
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Bless you. I'm sorry this has happened to you. I would say I have swung back and forth for about a year. I was diagnosed with Graves last May when my TSH was low, but have had Hashimotos since 2016. They have not mentioned any radioactive idodine or surgery. They do an ultrasound about 3-4 times a year of my thyroid. God Bless You!