I suspect that I’m in the early stages of a Recurrence of Graves Disease.
I’m jittery and anxious, agitated with obsessive thought patterns, irritable and having trouble falling asleep at night especially with the really sore feet. My skin is dry and I’m constipated which is confusing as that’s a hypo symptom. Blurry vision with teary eyes. My appetite is reduced, like last time, oh and bad dreams
Hi Leo, I think it can go back and forth, some doctors call it all hypothyroid. There are some here that had Graves and some experience which might be more helpful. they are under Related Posts. healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Graves’ is definitely a hypERthyroid condition, which goes through periods of remission, and can be encouraged into remission with antithyroid drugs such as Carbimazole. Thyroid levels on first diagnosis may be double the reference range.
When people with Graves’ are in remission, their thyroid levels within range - they don’t normally swing between hyper and hypo, although while on antithyroids, their levels may drop below range temporarily due to over medication. This doesn’t make them hypothyroid.
There are a few people who really do have Hashi’s and Graves’ , in which case, the medics will treat whichever is the current problem. It also seems that around 15-20% of people with Graves’ may later develop Hashi’s.
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