I was diagnosed of grave diseass and hyperthyroid last 2 months ago. On my follow up check up, surprisingly base on my ultrasound result and Thyroid panel, my doctor increased my dosage of methimazole from 10mg to 20mg. Recently, i dont understand my health condition, my throat aches and i dont know why..? What went wrong? I already do the autoimmune paleo diet.
Grave diseas, hyperthyroid, cyst on the left lo... - Thyroid UK
Grave diseas, hyperthyroid, cyst on the left lobe of the neck
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I spent four weeks taking 20mcg carbimazole a day to kill off my thyroid production when my Graves was first diagnosed and after my first blood test I was told (by letter from the endo I was waiting to go and see) to double up and take 40mcg a day because nothing much had happened.
I took 40mcg a day for two months without any blood tests until the week before I went for my first endo appointment then discovered that I had become hypo! So be sure to have regular checks.
I don't know for sure (I'm not medically qualified - just have personal experience!) but possibly nothing has gone wrong, I found that it takes a long time to sort out your Thyroid. Took me three months to get to see the endo in the first place and I was really, really hyper - so it's early days for you yet.
Always get and keep hold of a copy of all of your test results with their lab ranges. Don't just accept it when someone says 'your results are good / fine / within range'. You want a copy of them in your hand. You are entitled to have them by law. Push to have your ferritin, folate, vitamin B12 and D tested too. You want them all to be high in their ranges to help your Thyroid.
It's taken me the best part of a year to reduce my antibodies by being totally gluten free. So that takes a while too. Good luck.
Thank you fruitandnuts for sharing with me your experience. Did you also do the Autoimmune Paleo Diet? Beacuse my endo doctor did not limit me to what to eat. And i was confused for others have limit their what to eat and they if possible even eat only organic foods.
No, I just went totally gluten free. I have a couple of friends who are Coeliac so I was used to cooking Gluten Free. I just decided to do it at home.
I also became type 2 diabetic after taking steroids for arthritis and discovered that grains of any sort even Gluten Free oatcakes etc all spiked my blood so I went onto a gluten free version of low carb high fat. I don't have any limits on what I can eat and sometimes I buy organic other times I don't bother.
I did cut out junk food, fizzy drinks, sweets and biscuits etc although I do like a bit of GF chocolate brownie every now and again. Sad to say but junk food is junk food even if it is gluten free junk food.
I joined Coeliac U.K. And got their wonderful handbook listing everything you can buy that is GF. Well worth joining the group for.
I got rid of the T2 in three months by modifying my diet and eliminating the things that spiked my blood sugar, lost a ton of weight on the way, increased my exercise by a huge amount thanks to my Fitbit 😊