Vaccine news for Hyperthyroidism patients.

http://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/apitope_international_nv/consortium_to_develop_vaccine_for_graves_disease/28752/

Thyroid Disease, on meds waiting for improvement.

Tracking my progress with Hyperthyroidism, Graves Disease. One month on my new meds and this is what I have experienced.

Tremors, Anger, Depression, More rashes, Swelling in Neck and Throat went down with Juicing, came back when I reverted to solid foods. In March I will go back for another Thyroid panel and see what the changes are.

Over all I feel good some days and bad others. My biggest concern today is that I am feeling very depressed.

Thank you for reading.

Thyroid Panel Test Results and Treatment.

January 2014/ Feb 2014

I recently had an updated Thyroid Panel Test . Before my recent Thyroid Panel I had stopped taking my PTU medicine. I was off of the PTU for  4 months.  Test Results from my Jan 23, 2014 Thyroid Panel: 

 T 4 level was a 25. 

This is up from my previous 06/18/2013 Thyroid Panel. Results from that test show my T-4 is a 12.5. 

My T-4 has doubled. I am having all of the normal hyperthyroid symptoms.  High Blood Pressure, Nervous, Anxiety, Skin Rash, I could go on and on. 

My doctor has placed me on  Propranolol which is generic for Inderal. This is a beta-blocker and 

for anxiety. This is doing wonders for me. I love it. I am calm and feeling almost no heart palpitations.

I am also on Methimazole (also known as Tapazole or Thiamazole or MMI). 

These 2 drug combinations have seemed to help me a lot. 

The goiter in my neck is still here however with just being on this medication a little over a week I can tell that swallowing is easier.  

Currently I am juicing, eating raw organic foods. 

I am trying to rest as much as possible, no exercise or stress. 

I am going back to my doctor at the end of Feb or beginning of March for another Thyroid Panel. 

Keeping my fingers crossed that my T-4 will be lower than 25.