Suggest Treatment For Graves Disease And Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2016

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Question : I live in XXXXXXX MO; my doctor died; I can't find a doctor anywhere to treat me; I have both Graves and Hashimoto and can't get the antibodies to go into normal range; the doctor that found my issue this past august died in march and I am at loss; I will drive to see a doctor who can help me; I am a 46 year old female who is losing her hair and I am devasted

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
TSH levels.

Detailed Answer:
Good day.
Noted your concern. sorry to hear about your doctor. I must say that Graves disease and Hashimotos are at opposite ends of autoimmune thyroid disease and sometimes one can change to other. please do not worry about the antibody levels. they will have ups and downs. antibodies can have waxing and waning course. the most important thing is Thyroid function tests. What medicines are you on? What is your last T4 and TSH?
We should try to keep the TSH in normal range and not to worry much about antibody levels.

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