Guest Name simone grawford
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From: Tasmania Australia.
Comments: What a great home page with heaps of info . I suffer from gd recently diagnosed.In Tasmania there were a lot of people in the seventies suffering from under active thyroids in Tas so they started putting it into the bread as the soil was Iodine deficient. It seems crazy that my thyroid is now in overdrive.
Sign Time: June 12 2000 at 09:57:19
Guest Name Loretta Perraglia
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From: Harriman, NY
Comments: I was diagnosed in '87 and it took a couple of years to feel normal again. But it does happen and you will feel much better as soon as you start taking your meds. Great webpage!
Sign Time: June 07 2000 at 22:25:45
Guest Name Stephen Knill; April Stapleton
Homepage URL: Stephen Knill's WebSite
From: Adelaide, Australia
Comments: Hi my name is April About 3 months ago my Doctor sent me for some tests and said something about GRAVES DISEASE I had no idea? So I got my son to find something on the net Now I think I can start to learn more I seem to show all of the symptoms bar one I am always tiered is that possible?? or is that something else? The deperssion and lack of concentration was something I thought was just me I have A couple of faild relationships due to the mood swings thay said I was nuts I feel better after reading this to know that I am not alone, I allways thought I was over emotional the panic attacks and aches and pains I did not know about Is it possable that is also why I have reoccuring thrush I have been dealing with that for 15 years? so much I whant to ask you and to say But I am tying up my sons comp: thank you for this website it has help to understand more about myself
Sign Time: June 06 2000 at 01:25:15
Guest Name Jessica
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From: PA
Comments: Thank you for sharing your story, I've been searching desperately for ANY information, I was diagnosed 4 years ago at age 21 after having my first son with Graves Disease, everyone thought I was on drugs, I could not stay awake for more than an hour at a time and I lost an excessive amount of weight after giving birth. I was giving radioactive Iodine and put on synthroid, well it has been a CONSTANT struggle with NO answers, every 3 weeks my blood has been taken over these past 4 years and it continues to go from one extreme to another, I feel like I am on a constant emotional roller coaster as the dr. increases my synthroid or decreases it in LARGE amounts at a time, and I found out this week that my thyroid has come back and the blood levels are extremly high again. I feel so helpless and so un informed about this whole thing, seems like none of these doctors have any information or any answers, anything would be so greatly appreciated, I would love to talk to someone dealing with similar problems! thank you Jessica
Sign Time: May 30 2000 at 13:11:09
Guest Name Linda
Homepage URL:
From: Bremen, Ohio
Comments: Hello..Accidently found this site. I am glad to finally fine others that have the same problems that I have. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease on May 25, 2000. Am currently taking beta blocker to calm heart rate and talazole to help control the thytoid till I have RAI, in June. After reading everyone's stories, I fear that I still have a long way to go.. I find that I can relate to the seriousness of GD, with the help of this site..Thanks for the insites. God bless and good luck to all .
Sign Time: May 29 2000 at 20:05:56
Guest Name Margaret
Homepage URL: www.iwon.com
From: Celoron, NY
Comments: presently seeing an endocrinologist, not certain of the diagnosis except a nodule on my thyroid was found, and more testing is going to be taking place. After reading your story if feel like you wrote about my life so far. Thanks for the info.
Sign Time: May 25 2000 at 10:09:55
Guest Name Sharon Hobaugh
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Comments: Does the body and mind ever get used to the constant changes you experience with this stupid disease?
Sign Time: May 24 2000 at 14:48:43
Guest Name VANESSA REED
Homepage URL: GRAVES DISEASE
From: AUSTRALIA
Comments: tHANK GOD I READ THIS WEB SITE. i THOUGHT IT WOULD ALL BE ALRIGHT AFTER I WAS GIVEN A DOSE OF RADIACTIVE IODINE.6 MONTHS LATER MY EYES STILL BULGE I SWEAT DURING ALL KINDS OF WEATHER ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHILE I CANT SLEEP AND IM LEFT WONDERING WHETHER THE REASON WHY I AM DIVORCED IS BECAUSE OF MY "JECKYL AND HYDE" CHARACTER - MOOD SWINGS. CAN ANY HELP
Sign Time: May 20 2000 at 03:49:18
Guest Name michelle
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From: drouin victoria australia
Comments: i have had GD for 3 years i am 25 i have been on and off meds in this time my endo is suggesting surgery or RAI. my mum found this web site and i look forward to chatting in the future.
Sign Time: May 19 2000 at 09:14:49
Guest Name David Boswell
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From: Greensboro, Georgia
Comments: I am 35 years old and was just recently diagnosed with Graves' disease. Severe muscle weakness to the point that I would wake some nights and not be able to move my legs was what first caused me to think something was wrong with me. I had these episodes for over 4 years and just wrote them off as lack of potassium or something. I had a feeling that something "was" wrong, but being a die-hard man- I just blew it off. The episodes gradually got worse until one night they were so bad that my wife insisted I go to a doctor. One reason I didn't want to go to a doctor is that I figured they wouldn't take me seriously or would just hastily prescribe something. I was told about a new woman doctor in our area and I went to see her the morning after my last attack. She was wonderful, even got out her medical book to look up symptoms. I had very similar symptoms to hyperkeratonic periodic paralysis. She got in touch with a neurologist and took some blood samples just to make sure there was nothing wrong with my thyroid. She called the next afternoon to say she had cancelled the neurologist and instead called a endocrinologist. I am taking 20mg Tapazole and 20mg propranalol 3 times a day to lower my levels. I will go for RAI later. I for one, am looking forward to gaining some weight back, as well as resuming my sports activities.
Sign Time: May 17 2000 at 22:58:19
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