- Need some answers about RAI for my mom 1st June 2005
... She was in remission for a few years after taking Tapazole , but it has resurfaced....with a vengance. (she was...
- educating myself on Hyperthyroid.. 23rd May 2005
... disease is by taking antithyroid mediations such as Tapazole , Methimazole, Carbimazole or PTU. The doctors will...
... disease is by taking antithyroid mediations such as Tapazole , Methimazole, Carbimazole or PTU. The doctors will...
... adjust my meds.
I stayed on a very low dose of Tapazole for just over 2 years as I wanted my antibodies to ... be as low as possible before I weaned off of the Tapazole . I went through 5 Endocrinologists and relied heavily...
- Confused the endo?????? 16th May 2005
... the antithyroid medications. There are 2....PTU and Tapazole (methimazole is the generic for Tapazole).
I ... took Tapazole for just over 4 years and have been in remission for...
... opted for anti thyroid meds. He put me on 20 mg of Tapazole for 8 weeks, then I went back and had labs done again...
- hypoT can cause NEUROPATHY 10th May 2005
... completely different, and is treated with a drug called tapazole (one among many, i suppose) -- you don't have that...
- Radioactive iodine treatment-Scared! 7th May 2005
... in my neck gave it away). I have been on 15 mg of Tapazole and I feel great! I can't even remember a time when ... said that the odds of me going into remission on the Tapazole are really slim and that the good feeling will probably ... m afraid that I won't feel as good as I do on the Tapazole and I'm afraid ot destroying an organ in my body....
- Myxedema Coma? 29th April 2005
... believe that I was when I was horribly overdosed on Tapazole . I had all over edema, but my ankles swelled so bad...
- Stabbing pains in rib area/ bad heart burn 29th April 2005
... heartburn when I was hypo from being overdosed with Tapazole . It is the only time in my life I've had problems...
- When do you stop the meds? 13th April 2005
... thyroid meds. I was hyperthyroid and have been on tapazole for about a month and a half had my blood check about...
- 2nd endo visit - treatment started 9th April 2005
... life is failing. I got my prescription filled for Tapazole today (10mg). I am to take a full (10mg) pill in ... feeling more myself. I am hesitating on starting Tapazole tonight because I am feeling a chest/cold or sinus...
- K9 MOM HELP scan before RAI treatment? 7th April 2005
... cannot stay on anti-thyroid meds forever. I took Tapazole for over 4 years (on an ever DECREASING dose, most...
- RAI concerns 6th April 2005
... and at that time, I didn't want to argue. We did try Tapazole and apparently I'm allergic to it. I started taking ... really bad. So the nurse said that if I can't take Tapazole , I probably can't take the PTU. Espically with PTU...
... I'm sorry I did not know that you were allergic to Tapazole . Yes you do have to take more of the PTU.
If you...
... would not be on a larger dose of PTU....10mg's of Tapazole is the equivalent of 100mg's of PTU. (You could say ... that Tapazole is 10 times stronger than PTU)
I hope that whatever...
- I have hyperthyroidism, a few ??? 4th April 2005
... you are in the USA or not but PTU is cheaper then TApazole . You just have to take more of the PTU.
Hope this...
- RAI v/s removal of thyroid 29th March 2005
... posted yesterday about meds my endo put me on called Tapazole . I started the med yesterday and last night started ... allergic to it also. She said if you're allergic to Tapazole , you're allergic to PTU. So...
She mentioned RAI...
- Hyperthyroid Symptoms? 28th March 2005
... time, I would opt for the anti-thyroid medications ( Tapazole ), as there is a change it will induce remission. ... consider radio active iodine therapy until I gave the Tapazole a chance to induce remission.
Hyperthyroidism can...
- Question about meds 28th March 2005
... I would need a mild dose of meds. So he put me on tapazole 5 mg. One question about that is, given my labs and...
- Hyperthyroid and tired all the time 12th March 2005
... I am currently taking tapazole I have only been taking it for a few weeks....
... bloodpressure and was in pretty bad shape. Also I took tapazole for awhile. Started seeing another doctor and he changed ... choice. I don't know any difference in them. With tapazole , you can take less, and more when on PTU.
The Toprolxl...
- Cholesterol 18th February 2005
... T3/T4 has been managed by a minimal daily dosage of Tapazole . I went into remission from 1998-2001, but relapsed...
- Has anyone tried herbal meds 15th February 2005
... diagnosed with hyper thyroid 3 years ago. I have been on tapazole and beta blockers for less than a year. My thyroid ... plenty of exercise and acupuncture. Once I was off the tapazole and beta blockers for approx 3 months. I started to...
... I have been off the tapazole for over 3 years now. I do not keep up with the meds...
- symptoms question 7th February 2005
... hyperthyroid due to Graves' in 1997. I was treated with Tapazole , which led to remission. The remission lasted until ... 2001. I have been back on Tapazole ever since.
About a year ago I started getting...
- Beta blocker question 5th February 2005
... off" enough, I would suggest you try methamazole or tapazole (I think that is the name of the two drugs that help...
- Anyone here Hyperthyroid? 3rd February 2005
... Sure, I don't mind at all.
I took Tapazole , one of the anti-thyroid medications. I started at ... this is a sign of remission).
Total, I was taking Tapazole for 4 years and 3 months. I took my time, lowered...
... Im on Methimazole......the generic for Tapazole . Ive been on It since I was diagnosed Ive been on...
- Graves info needed 2nd February 2005
... hyperthyroid due to Graves since 1996. I went on Tapazole for about 18 months, which did the job as I went into ... kicked-in again. Things got back under control with Tapazole , and I've been on a low dose (5 mg/day) for the last...
- Panic Attacks Again!! 17th January 2005
... outside myself around that time. The doctor put me on tapazole for a few months and I had hardly any anxiety. I...
- thyroid medicines and burning skin question... 13th January 2005
... hyperthyroid a year and a half ago I have been on Tapazole (20 mgs per day) to turn off or at least turn down...
- new meds 9th January 2005
... recently been put on PTU after having a reaction to the tapazole . My question is, is there at all a chance that this...
... What was your reaction to Tapazole , if you don't mind me asking.
Antithyroid meds...
- Question lady needs some help 7th January 2005
... at that time.
I currently take 5 mg of generic Tapazole for my Thyroid, which seems to be okay. A small dosage...
- Meep or anyone: Quick help needed, please! 4th January 2005
... meds because I started out hyperthyroid so I was on Tapazole for awhile. I then became hypoT and have now been ... of December. (I had been taking Synthroid with my Tapazole as block-and-replace treatment.)
I spoke with...
- Newly diagnosed, new to the board 1st December 2004
... cared. Just couldn't afford her anymore. She put me on tapazole ,which is another antithyroid drug. You don't have ... He put me on PTU. Because it is not as strong as tapazole . He said even pregnant women can take that. I was...
- Time between bloodwork?? 29th November 2004
... better lately (I am on block-and-replace treatment with Tapazole and Synthroid), but I just switched over to the generic ... methimazole 2 days ago from Tapazole . It may be totally unrelated, but today I am feeling ... of you had trouble when switching from trade name Tapazole to generic methimazole?
Also, my doctor said that...
...
Any problems after switching from brand-name Tapazole to generic methimazole??
AND
Is 4 weeks too...
- hey guys !! New and need direction 29th November 2004
... composition of someone with hyperthyroid. I started taking tapazole daily and continued to lose weight. It took me 14...
... until Dec 2 and will post them as soon as I get them. Tapazole (Methimazole) is the medicine I am currently taking...
- K9Mom or anyone?? 15th November 2004
... have been hyperthyroid (Graves'), but have been on Tapazole for more than 3 weeks. I am now slightly hypoT, so...
... Thanks K9Mom. Yes, my endo cut my dose of Tapazole in half after getting my results. She was going to ... figure that in the time between when I started my Tapazole (~3 weeks ago) and now that I'm hypoT, I must have...
- Can you have both Graves and Hashi's at the same time? 9th November 2004
... don't need that. ;)
Anti-thyroid medication like Tapazole or PTU not only work to lower your thyroid hormone...
... Thanks for the responses. I've been on Tapazole for about 2.5 weeks now. How long did it take for...
... how long it will take for you to feel better. The Tapazole will interfere with your body overproducing NEW thyroid ... (Free T4 and Free T3) done every 4 weeks and your Tapazole dose adjusted downward as your FT4 level goes into...
- Shins 5th November 2004
... only time I had it was when I went HYPO while taking Tapazole . Man, it was awful heartburn with some reflux too...
- Radiation Therapy 21st October 2004
... new meds since I had the allergic reaction to the tapazole . He said he didn't want to put me on any other anti...
... watch your baby, what can you do?
You said you took tapazole right? I took propylthiouracil. It is a milder antithyroid ... drug then tapazole . Also I took beta blockers. Do you think you could...
... the same thing. My doc said I was allergic to my tapazole (methamazole sp?) but you said it was my levels...
... is what I took.
There is another medicine called tapazole . You don't have to take so many. PTU is a MILDER medicine...
- I think my doctor is wrong 9th October 2004
... specialists. This can't be right. He prescribed for me tapazole 5 mg and atenolol 50 mg. Shouldn't a doctor be monitoring...
- little thyroid- big problem. 8th October 2004
... I was taking PTU. The tapazole you take less....
... I am not on anything right now. I was on 10mg of tapazole for surgery preparation but I broke out in hives....
- Irritated with doctor. 4th October 2004
... Are you taking a beta blocker in addition to your tapazole ? That is for the pounding heart and nervousness etc...
... yrs now. The Dr.s have prescribed beta-blockers and tapazole even synthroid. Now they want to do radioactive iodine...
- please help! 3rd October 2004
... itchy is my face. Thats it.
I've been on meds ( tapazole ) for 3 weeks now, could it be that? I took some benadryl...
... You can get the itchies with Tapazole . It usually means that your dose is too high. It ... doctor will most likely say that you are "allergic" to Tapazole . True allergic reactions involve swelling of the ... likely happened is you have responded well to the Tapazole and your thyroid levels have lowered, so now you don...
... you are not on the medicine.
Reducing the dose of Tapazole will usually take the itchies away. :)...
- my thyroid hurts!!! 29th September 2004
... bit harder to breathe.
I am taking just 10mg of tapazole (generic) to prepare for surgery.
Why does it...
- Thyroid Blood Results 28th September 2004
... antibodies is anti-thyroid medication such as PTU, Tapazole , Methimazole, Carbimazole. These medications lower ... medication for 12-18 months. That is a lie.
I took Tapazole for just over 4 years. Thank God I found a doctor...
- Surgery Monday 26th September 2004
... details. I am getting mine out soon, I started the tapazole to prepare my thyroid for it!
So anything you could...
- thyroid question 23rd September 2004
... There is also another anti-thyroid medication called Tapazole (methimazole is the generic) which also lowers thyroid ... decision on which treatment is right for you.
I took Tapazole for over 4 years, decreasing the dosage as my thyroid...
... If the medication you got is Tapazole ....that is an anti-thyroid medication like PTU.
...
- Not so common symptoms 23rd September 2004
... very low doses for 2 out of the 4 years that I took Tapazole . Most doctors will say that 2.5mg of Tapazole or ... 1.25mg of Tapazole is not an effective dose and does nothing. I KNOW...
- long time waiting 20th September 2004
... with Graves disease in 2002. They started me out on Tapazole . Changed doctors and he put me on PTU because he said ... pregnant. He was trying to say that it is milder than tapazole .
Took the tapazole for about two months. I had ... no problems with it. Usually with the tapazole , you don't have to take so many pills as with PTU ... I believe you could talk to K9mom because she took tapazole I believe. All you have to do is ask for K9mom and ... you need some info on tapazole . She will definitely answer you.
Good luck and...
- New Member 17th September 2004
... pulse of 90 are all the symptoms I hope the 30mg of Tapazole I'm on will eradicate. I'm 33 today, and so this ... comfortable with that he was more than happy to give me Tapazole . The man answers all my questions and i feel comfortable...
... over shakiness. Sucks, doesn't it!?
I am taking tapazole but it's to prepare for surgery. I didn't want the...
- I know it's not good....but.... 16th September 2004
... from this stupid thing!
I started taking 10mg of Tapazole (generic kind) just a few days ago.
Which should...
- Might be getting closer to getting t4!! 9th September 2004
... sweating and being able to lift- again!
I started tapazole today. Getting the surgery done. Then I can deal...
- Weird eye sensations- Graves Disease? 1st September 2004
... the sunlight.
I took an antithyroid drug called tapazole for a month and a beta blocker called Toprol xl. The ... pregnant, but, it is supposed to be milder than the tapazole . That is what I was told anyway.
After a week or...
- K9Mom, others - a few Graves questions.... 22nd August 2004
... times during the course of a day?
How does the Tapazole play with your blood work numbers with regard to TSH...
- just want to know 20th August 2004
... disease. to make a long story short , if i can iwas on tapazole for a year didnt work of course the endo. right away ... get over this take the rai. it did not work ,back on tapazole for 6 months then again i was told i would need another...
- newbie - hyperthyroid/Grave's disease? 18th August 2004
... hyperthyroidism:
1) Anti-thyroid medication such as Tapazole /Methimazole/PTU
2) Surgery (********ctomy)
3) ... I became dissatisfied with the medication. I took Tapazole for 4 years and 3 months...most of that time on a...
- Newly Diagnosised with Graves 13th August 2004
... I was taking an ultra small dose of only 2.5mg of Tapazole a day. (You are generally started on a higher dose...
- Internal Tremors 12th August 2004
... Before I saw the first endo, I was on tapazole for 3 weeks. I started at 20mg/day and eventually ... increased to 40 mg/day. Endo told me that tapazole didn't do any good unless you had Graves disease,...
- To Neicey 6th August 2004
... will tell us that we can take Carbimazole/Methimazole/ Tapazole once per day....the actual manufacturers package insert ... it should be taken three times a day. When I took Tapazole my first Endo had me dosing once a day...he grossly ... The second Endo had me take much smaller amounts of Tapazole 3 times a day....this did the trick for me and got...
- confused about hyper 6th August 2004
... thing...I'm post menopausal! My edno dr. put me on tapazole 5 mg., sure worked for me.
My advice, see a endo...
... thing...I'm post menopausal! My edno dr. put me on tapazole 5 mg., sure worked for me.
My advice, see a endo...
- How is Niecsey? 3rd August 2004
... carbimozole(spelling). I never have taken it. Have taken tapazole for awhile and then propylthiouracil. They only caused...
- Wrong Meds?? 27th July 2004
... hyperT. So the attending physician gave me a script of tapazole . My TSH was 1.44. The nurse said "hon, your levels...
- Question about overmedicated on PTU 19th July 2004
... usually 100mg a day or less). (My maintenance dose of Tapazole was merely 2.5mg a day, which is equal to 25mg of...
- Confused 14th July 2004
... Could I have gone Hypo. Also if I continue taking tapazole how will that effect me if I've gone hypo. I'm soooo...
- Getting preg/maintaining preg while medicated... 12th July 2004
... it to my internist and my endo. The internist says Tapazole 's too dangerous, and the fact that I'm tachy is bad ... patient go off their meds during pregnancy than stay on Tapazole ." When asked about the OTHER drug, he said, "Either...
... And, how long do you have to be off something like Tapazole , and be on the PTU before it is recommended to get...
... Both PTU and Tapazole are listed as Pregnancy Class D, by ePocrates (a drug...
- I see a lot of people are hypo........ 10th July 2004
... went to an endo and she put me on beta blockers and tapazole . It took awhile for the medicine to work. It has made...
- Thought I was hyper, am I really hypo? 7th July 2004
... till 01, he left without notice. Went without meds( tapazole ) for approx 2 years. I felt fine, didn't have any ... I thought I was gonna loose it. The doctor gave me tapazole , but I'm affraid to take it. The fatigue is throwing...
- Question about Free vs. Total T3/T4 7th July 2004
... have to check my liver function and whatnot (I'm on Tapazole ), and sent me to the ER for tests. I requested my...
- The last 4 years of my life... 5th July 2004
... km away; I see him every 2 months. I'm on 15 mg of Tapazole (started off on 5.)
The last time I saw the endo...
... they both agree I am Hyper. My endo. said that the Tapazole brought my levels back to "normal" for a couple of ... actually pneumonia. I know they warned me that the Tapazole weakens your immune system. Is there anything I need...
- Need Advice--Very confused 29th June 2004
... very hyperthyroid. I was put on PTU then switched to Tapazole . I had test for Graves (negative) and a ultrasound...
- HOW should l be feeling on betablockers?? pls 27th June 2004
... hormone levels....only anti-thyroid meds like PTU, Tapazole or Methimazole will lower thyroid hormone levels....
- Endo wrote back 25th June 2004
... baseline TSI on me. Many months later (after being on Tapazole for months) Endo #2 ordered a TSI and I tested at...
- Thyroid Panel results...need interpretation, please! 17th June 2004
... hyperthyroid. This past Nov. (03) my Endo Dr. took me off Tapazole 10 mg.
At my Jan. 14th (04) appointment, he did ... my thyroid panel results, told me to stay off the Tapazole . He said that he wanted to do another thyroid panel...
- What can you tell me about Tapazole or PTU? 14th June 2004
... Nope, not as far as I know (and I took Tapazole for over 4 years).
Now the state of being hyperthyroid...
... I have taken both tapazole and ptu and never noticed any adverse effects....
- Over Active 9th June 2004
... month it will be one year since I took my last pill of Tapazole . I take no medications at all.
I believe that...
- Weight Gain, but HYPER 1st June 2004
... lose a little bit of weight. I will have to take tapazole and beta blockers as my heart beat goes over 100 and...
- Anyone on Methimazole (Tapazole) for HyperT 31st May 2004
... I took Tapazole (methimazole is the generic) for a little over 4 years ... of starting the medicine.
I had no problems with Tapazole . Should I ever come out of remission, I would take...
- Hashi's with Normal Thyroid Levels 25th May 2004
... wanted radiation but I wouldn't have it. He put me on Tapazole instead. I gained 10 lbs in a week and freaked. ...
- My Thyroid Scan and Uptake (TSH <0.01) 25th May 2004
... is right for you.
Anti-thyroid medications like Tapazole , methimazole or PTU can help reduce your hyper thyroid...
- Help, I need SLEEP! 3rd May 2004
... supplament could help. I have history of hypert/took tapazole for a yr. I have T elevations and am waiting for...
