feeling sick after taking Carbimazole

[TanyaPrudence]

I m feeling sick: dizzy and nauseous (vomiting) after taking carbimazole anyone experienced this?

[Fruitandnutcase]

No I was fine taking carbimazole but you should probably stop taking them and speak to your doctor or even your pharmacist. Have you read what it says on the Patient Information Leaflet?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

This is the side effects section of a UK Patient Information Leaflet for a Carbimazole - they are identical, or close to being so, regardless the make.

Please read carefully and consider what to do.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The side effects usually happen in the first eight weeks of your treatment. Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not get any of them.

Allergic reactions

If you have an allergic reaction, stop taking Carbimazole and see a doctor straight away. The signs may include: sudden rash, swelling or difficulty breathing.

Stop taking Carbimazole and see a doctor straight away, if you notice any of the following side effects:

• Any infection such as a sore throat or mouth ulcers.

• Fever.

• Unusual bruising or bleeding.

• Feeling unusually tired.

• You are feeling generally unwell or think that you may have on infection

• Angioedema, a serious allergic reaction with symptoms that may include swollen tongue, lips, face or throat

• Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a serious illness with blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes and genitals

In addition, if you experience any of these symptoms while taking Carbimazole you should also contact your doctor immediately:

• Liver problems such as yellowing of the skin or white of your eyes (jaundice).

• Nerve pain

• Muscle pain or weakness.

• Swelling of lymph nodes.

• Swelling of glands in your mouth.

• Feeling faint (low blood sugar).

• Kidney problems, with symptoms that include a reduction in the amount of urine passed, fluid retention and blood in the urine.

These could be signs of muscle problems, jaundice or inflammation of the liver and under medical supervision your doctor may want you to stop taking the medicine and carry out some blood tests on you.

Do not stop taking Carbimazole until you have consulted your doctor.

Carbimazole can sometimes cause bone morrow depression which causes a reduction in the number of blood cells and reduces the ability to fight infection. If it is not treated as soon as it is detected the condition can become life-threatening. Your doctor should carry out tests to check for bone marrow depression before restarting your treatment.

If you get any of the following side effects, they normally go away while you keep taking your medicine.

The following side effects are reported with a not known frequency (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):

Other side effects include:

• Feeling sick (nausea).

• Headache or feeling dizzy.

• Skin rashes, including urticaria (nettle rash)

• Itching.

• Stomach upset.

• Painful joints.

The following side effects have also been reported:

• Hair thinning.

• Changes to your taste.

• Inflammation of the pancreas (acute pancreatitis)

• Lung problems, with symptoms that include shortness of breath or a cough

medicines.org.uk/emc/files/...

You might need to consider calling your doctor or whatever you have available.

[pennyannie]

Hey there again Tanya ;

There is an alternative to Carbimazole -

PROPYLTHIOURACIL -

PTU - for short and ease of speech and spelling :

Are you now under a hospital for both your thyroid and your eyes ?

[TanyaPrudence in reply to pennyannie]

yes im under hospital

[NIKEGIRL]

hi. I was very sick on carbimazole. Nausea and migraine type head aches. It took 3 days before I was bed bound. I changed across to PTU and did a lot better. I did not tolerate the carbimazole and it took me 9 months to get the PTU. The drs didn’t listen to me. Don’t leave it that long. You do have choices.