Quote Originally Posted by Red Rock View Post
Well I went to my endo today. So far good/great news. I have been on 10mg of Methimazole. My FT4 and FT3 were within range. So he wants me to stay on my 10 mg until January. Then on 1 January, he wants me to drop the dose to 5 mg and continue until we do another reading in February. See where my numbers are and then either stop(preferred method) or continue in order to keep my levels up. I feel like myself again. That part is the best. Now, I just have to gradually get myself back on the bike and start riding again. I think I have zero aerobic capacity right now.
I'm glad you're feeling better. I am curious though as to what you mean by stopping the drug as the "preferred method." Based on everything I've read, most people have to stay on methimazole for at least 18 months to induce a remission, and remission only occurs in about 20% of patients. Typically, once patients get within healthy T3/T4 ranges, they only have to take a very minimal dose of the drug, but some dose is necessary unless and until they're in remission. Some docs are comfortable dosing with methimazole over longer terms; some prefer RAI as a longterm solution.

I'm not suggesting I'm an expert on any of this; I'm only going off nearly everything I've read about methimazole. I came off of it in less than a year, but my situation may be atypical if my new doctor is correct that I have both Graves and Hashis. I'm not really convinced I'm in remission.