General Medicine

» Elaine Moore - Graves' Disease and Side Effects

In response to Graves' Disease and Side Effects posted by princesssoft:

Hi Anna,
Joint pain is a sign of hypothyroidism, and it's likely that your 10 mg dose is too high for you. Hypothyroidism also causes periorbital edema, that is a swelling around the eye and eyelids. This could be what you're experiencing. Why don't you ask your doctor if you can lower your ATD dose.
Take care, Elaine

» mariammc - thrush

Hi Elaine, hope you're doing well. Looks like i have oral thrush.
Would you happen to know what anti fungal tx i could take with graves disease? I'm going to the doctor next week. Thanks! Maria

-- posted by mariammc

» Elaine Moore - thrush

In response to thrush posted by mariammc:

Hi,
Your doctor will probably prescribe Nystatin or Nizoral, which are anti-fungal drugs. Either of these should be ok to take in Graves' disease. Best to you, Elaine

» javatlkrs - Tetnus shot/ reactions

Elaine, I'm being treated for Graves. On 5/6/08 my T4 was 1.2 and my TSH was 4.65. I've been taking 2.5mg of methimazole daily, and had no eye symptoms. On 5/3/08, I had a nasty fall that required a tetnus shot, (I hadn't had one since 1997). This was given to me on 5/6/08. Yesterday I noticed that my left eye was swollen and starting to hurt, symptoms of TED that I had before. My questions are, could this be due to the tetnus shot? If it is will it go away soon? Should I be concerned? I'm leaving on vacation next week, and would like to not have this as a concern. Is there anything that I should do? Thank you for your input. You were so helpful in the past. I've been feeling so much better than I was, and I attribute it in part to your expertise. Thanks again.-Anne

-- posted by javatlkrs

» mariammc - thrush

In response to thrush posted by daisyelaine:

Thanks so much again for the info. Take care, Maria

-- posted by mariammc