Does anyone know anything about Graves disease?

Question

I know when your not taking medication you lose weight. Will you gain a lot of weight when you are taking med.?

Answer 1

nope you will not

Answer 2

Graves' disease is a term used to describe the commonest variety of hyperthyroidism, which is regarded as having an autoimmune basis. Autoimmune disease may be understood as a process by which the body sees some part of itself as being foreign and reacts to it much the same way that it would with any bacteria or virus. In the case of Graves' disease, the body sees the thyroid gland as the foreign object and produces antibodies that attack the thyroid gland. This will often (but not in all cases) cause the thyroid gland to become over active. Graves' eye disease is currently believed to be due to a similar autoimmune reaction. However, in the case of Graves' eye disease (Infiltrative Thyroid Ophthalmopathy), different antibodies attack the muscles associated with eye and eyelid movement. Although the thyroid gland and the eye may be under attack by the same immune system, it is felt that both conditions remain independent of one another. The antibodies that attack the eye can cause inflammation and swelling of the muscles around the eye, which is what can eventually cause protrusion of the eyes, double vision and retraction of the eyelids (see above photo's). In some cases the muscles may be enlarged up to eight times their normal size and may mimic an orbital tumor.

Possible to gain weight.

Answer 3

i have graves,i have found that many people act different when taking the medication,when i take the medication i gain weight,though i haven't had to take it in 5 months, i am in remission,most doctor say that there is no such thing,the best thing to do is check out the mayo clinic,they have a lot of information on graves.