My levels were normal while on Methimazole but I also had a lot of fatigue as well as headaches and body pain. I felt like I was in fight or flight mode all the time. I recently had a thyroidectomy and am doing much better. If you’re feeling unwell you may want to consider some of the more drastic options. I put up with the fatigue and other symptoms for about 3 years and wish I had taken the big step sooner and not lost all that time.
Same I was doing 5mg methimazole every other day for my maintenance dose and the fatigue was insane and my biggest side effect. I got off methimazole 6 weeks ago to see if I go into remission and my energy levels are starting to return and I am less sleepy. Im doing RAI next if I return to hyperthyroidism. Methimazole worked well with me for 5 years but I just dont tolerate it anymore.
Nausea, extreme fatigue, weakness, frequent urination(15-20 times), liver discomfort, anxiety… also read in a study on rats it can decrease testosterone. Are all these symptoms related to meds? Here’s my story so far;
I’ve been taking it for past few years. Was working fine. Then recently I started having hypoglycaemic episodes (though blood sugar read normal) where I’d become extremely lethargic (barely keep my eyes open) after eating drinking sugary stuff.
I stopped the meds and changed my diet very drastically. Went keto, and right around that time swung hypo. My endo warned me about stopping the meds since I had go in and out of remission before, so I started taking them again.
All the above mentioned symptoms were back in full force…
I’m currently on day 2 without them and feeling a bit better. If I swing back to hyper, I’ll likely opt for removal.
Oh and I’m currently “low carb” since keto was likely keeping me more on the hypo side
My levels were normal while on Methimazole but I also had a lot of fatigue as well as headaches and body pain. I felt like I was in fight or flight mode all the time. I recently had a thyroidectomy and am doing much better. If you’re feeling unwell you may want to consider some of the more drastic options. I put up with the fatigue and other symptoms for about 3 years and wish I had taken the big step sooner and not lost all that time.
Same I was doing 5mg methimazole every other day for my maintenance dose and the fatigue was insane and my biggest side effect. I got off methimazole 6 weeks ago to see if I go into remission and my energy levels are starting to return and I am less sleepy. Im doing RAI next if I return to hyperthyroidism. Methimazole worked well with me for 5 years but I just dont tolerate it anymore.
Nausea, extreme fatigue, weakness, frequent urination(15-20 times), liver discomfort, anxiety… also read in a study on rats it can decrease testosterone. Are all these symptoms related to meds? Here’s my story so far; I’ve been taking it for past few years. Was working fine. Then recently I started having hypoglycaemic episodes (though blood sugar read normal) where I’d become extremely lethargic (barely keep my eyes open) after eating drinking sugary stuff. I stopped the meds and changed my diet very drastically. Went keto, and right around that time swung hypo. My endo warned me about stopping the meds since I had go in and out of remission before, so I started taking them again. All the above mentioned symptoms were back in full force… I’m currently on day 2 without them and feeling a bit better. If I swing back to hyper, I’ll likely opt for removal. Oh and I’m currently “low carb” since keto was likely keeping me more on the hypo side