Hi all
I was diagnosed with a over active thyroid last September. I was put 4 5mg tablets a day and now my levels are normal I am on just 5 mg a day. The specialist said I could come off it in another month or so.
Well I decided to stop taking it a couple ofs weeks and over the last week I have had really sore eyes and am getting dizzy spells and numbness and tingling in my hands and feet.
I wondered if this was side effects to coming off the medication suddenly . Or is it my thyroid symptoms coming back.
how do you come off the carb. Do i have to start tapering slowly and even cut it up.
Is it likely my hyperthyroidism will come back.
It would be helpful if you can include the actual diagnosis. Overactive thyroid is a symptom that can be caused by several thyroid disorders.
It's was due to graves disease.
Around 40% of Graves' patiens stay in remission after their thyroid values have normalised. Your chances are much better if your TSH receptor antibodies are also in a normal range.
If you plan to split your antithyroid tablets then get a pill splitter. It makes it much easier.
You should talk to your doctor and have your thyroid levels checked. I am still being monitored after being in remission for over a year.
My endocrinologist would not stop my Methimazole if my antibodies had not normalized. Even then, he has always decreased dosages slowly. I would ask your doc to do antibody levels, either TRAb or TBII for Graves and TGAb and anti-TPO for Hashimoto's. If any of those are out of the normal range, do not stop your Methimazole.