Methimazole - What should I expect?

[kidsnchicks]

I have been prescribed Methimazole 10mg twice a day for my overactive thyroid.  What should I expect?  How long might it take to get regulated?  Did it work for you?  Any suggestions/

[eggmec]

Hello I am graves diagnosed and I take methimazole 10 mlg x2 a day and I have horrible headaches never been a person before this to ever have them. my weight gain has been 15 pds in 2 months and I eat meats veggies, fruit. I have huge ankles at the end of the day and puffy, I had the chokiness went to a throat specialist and told me it was in my head and I needed counseling. new experience for me I have never been sick before or been to doctors in 20 years

[oldicunurse]

Thyroid storm is a life threatening event not to be taken lightly. It should be treated in the Emergency room. It is not the same as palpatations. Someone could die because of your advice.

[h216]

Hi My mom has been on methimazole 20 mg for about a week and a half but the symptoms havent gone a bit. She feels choky (which is the main issue) although size of the thyroid has come normal but she has severe Hyperthyroidism. WHEN will methimazole show its effects? is the dose my mom taking less? she cant sleep , she is restless all the time. I have asked her to go gluten free. will it help. am I doing the right thing by asking her to do so? Why the symptoms wont subside I need some serious help here....Its unbearable to watch a 67 years old woman suffer like this.

[sjfoster]

I wan to know what I can or cannot  eat when taking  tapazole and a Beta Blocker?

[frogeyd7]

I got diagnosed in July 2012.  I was trying to take a nap and my heart seemed to be beating rather fast.  I tried for 2 hours and I just couldn't fall asleep and I was so tired.  I called my medical insurance to talk with a nurse.  I told her that my heart rate was rather high and it was beating around 130bpm.  (I have a blood pressure monitor - cause I also have high bp)  She told me I need to go to the closed ER which I did.  The ER did a great job pushing heart meds in my I.V. and ran a blood test.  ER doc says to me you have Hyperthyroidism.  I thought he must've made an error because I'm heavy and really hadn't lost any weight except 10 lbs. 2 weeks prior.  He said you have to lowest level I've ever seen and that after I leave the ER with extra heart meds that I needed to see an ENDO doc right away.  I met my ENDO doc who is really nice and asked for a Thyroid Uptake Scan.  My uptake was 60 not sure what all the numbers mean but they told me it was very high and there was no need for me to come back for a follow-up scan the next morning-because the results were already very high.  I have a slightly leaky heart valve with some regurgitation level 2 so it's something I see a Cardio Doc for but it's not bad.  So I was on Atenolol already and had to get a higher dose.  I started taking Methemazole and at first responded well and for 5 months was in remission.  Then all the sudden it came back and quickly.  Like my body built up a resistance to the med.  Now my dose is 15mg a day but as soon as it goes passed 10 mg I get itchy and my hair falls.  Still not in remission, I get blood tests every 4-6 weeks.  I don't want RAI but my goiter is 2 1/2 times bigger than it's supposed to be.  Sometimes I feel choky and cough because I think it's affecting my larynx?  This has been quite an ordeal with the electrical shock impulses, the fingers moving on their own, the shakes in my legs and hands.  t's starting to affect my eyes and I'm getting the swollen eye lids.   It's a very frustrating thing and pray for healing all the time - still waiting for my miracle! :)  God Bless you all.  frogeyd7

[Gwen253]

You did not have Thyroid Storm if you did not go to Emergency. It is a life or death situation, and had you have had it you would probably be dead without immediate treatment!!!! Drives me nuts when people post innaccurate information....You obviously had heart palpitations!