Okay, going to a professional is always more secure if you're unsure. Don't have to be too worried. Thyroid problem is pretty common and once you undergo treatment you'll see the difference. Stay on with the same doctor once you're comfortable with him/ her.

A normal GP can also treat it actually, provided the doctor has experience and expertise in managing patients with thyroid. I've seen 2-3 different doctors in the past year that I was diagnosed and ended up going back to the first doctor. Reason i changed was due to location as her clinic is pretty far from my home... but decided it's best to go back to her because she has all my reports, progress etc and was able to advice well.

How is your daily life? Are you under a lot of stress. Do you exercise regularly?

Haha, work pressure of course! Physically, My weight is dropping, excessive sweating, even I taking meals also sweat a lot, hand tremor yes. Sometimes my heart rate will spike till 170..

Maybe I bring paranoid, lol. So let’s see what the specialists says after tomorrow visitation.

But exercise regularly like at least 4 times a week (cardio and weight).

Update.. just finish my TSH check, this round even lower 0.24

So now on medicine Camazol for a month, next month go and check again

Wait so you're on Carbimazole? 5mg? How many tablets in a day?

5mg, 1 a day

Meaning not too serious. When i first started it was 4 tablets a day. 1 a day is pretty mild. Just follow up with doctor the next round and hope your condition stabilised.

Are u still taking 4 tablets now? My wife is hyperthyroidism,taking 1 tablet a day. She have trouble sleeping, not sure what else I can do to help her. Few years already. She is currently going to sunway medical every 3 mths for blood test

Oh no, from 4 tablets then reduced to 2, and finally 1 when everything stabilized. All these were adviced by the doctor.

Doc asked me to go off meds since the 1.5 years had passed and my condition appears to be fine. Need to do monitoring/ check up 6 months later.

Few years and still on Carbimazole? Or is she taking a different medication?

Carbimazole is not meant to be taken long term because there will be side effects. That's why doctor asks to stop after 1.5 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbimazole#Adverse_effects
https://www.healthhub.sg/a-z/medications/102/carbimazole

Also check with your doctor on this. Need to take care of blood cell count as well if you're still on Carbimazole.

Lastly, her sleep condition may or may not be related to the medication she's taking or her condition. Did she consult the doctor of this issue? What's the cause of her inability to sleep? Is it due to the heart palpitation from her hyperthyroidism?

For better recovery, take care of her diet. Eat well, exercise well and try to sleep well. She has to manage her stress level and calm down whenever she's agitated.

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Sep 30 2020, 09:40 AM

Thanks for the detail reply. Appreciate it.
She passed the 1.5 years timeline already. Now is the 9th year already
Yes she is still on carbimazole after all this years.
From 17 tablets a day at peak to 1 tablet now a day.
And yes,she is experiencing all the side effects now as per mentioned.
But it is also from doctors advise that she is still on carbimazole up to now. She is going to her regular doctor check up at sunway medical centre every 3 months.

She takes care alot of her diet and exercise alot too. Just that maybe she can't manage her stress level very well because she tend to think so much. She is also not working so maybe too much time to think.

So I'm exploring any other options besides this. Maybe go to a phychiarist or a sleep doctor?

Goodness, 17 tablets?! That's just...

Given her condition, didnt the doctor suggest surgery to remove her thyroid?

I'll recommend a psychologist first, before psychiatrist. Psychologists can't prescribe medicine (i think that's the last thing she needs unless the psychologist says otherwise), to help her manage her stress and worry. From there see whether there's any improvement.

Yes,was too ignorant during younger days.didnt take this seriously.

Nope. She change a few doctors already over the years. They did suggest radioactive iodine which will change her condition to hypothyroidism. She didn't take that option though.

Ok.thanks for the recommendation. Will try psychologist first. Thankss

I know what you mean. It didnt seem to be a serious disease in the early stages, just the annoying symptoms.

No problem, all the best.

And 1 more, suggest she tries yoga and learn meditation. While i find it hard to do meditation (so i went for yoga instead), an acquaintance of mine who also has hyperthyroid said meditation did wondrous. It kept her emotions in check and she learnt how to calm down whenever she gets agitated. Try with some Youtube tutorials first.

What kind of doctor do you go to for thyroid problem?

Just a normal GP but she had successfully treated some patients with hyper thyroid.

I went to Mediviron once, because couldn't follow up in the same clinic. Only wanted to do the TFT. But the doc messed up and seems to know nothing about treating thyroid (he took out his reference book during the consultation session). That worries me a lot and I stopped going there loll

endocrinologist.

my TSH is 2.7 and the ranges is 0.27-4.2 which i think still within the normal range?

I've recently developed painful and swollen right thyroid part, went to clinic and doctor suspect that I have either hyperthyroidism or storm. Blood test will only come out on Friday and I'm super anxious already. I'm most likely getting married next year but with this idk how will it affect my fertility haih, sad.

Hows your diet so far and how old are you? Care to share more to see if I can provide some useful information.

TS, any updates on your condition?