u/pattyhigh

I am waiting for my antibody blood tests to come back but everything is pointing at Graves.

My TSH is 0.05 while normal Free T3 and high normal Free T4.

I had a thyroid ultrasound this morning, and it showed an enlarged and inflamed thyroid with benign nodules.

Has anyone tried any natural remedies to improve Thyroid function? Acupuncture? Really keen on trying something natural before the hard stuff.

At the moment no symptoms apart from mild TED in one eye (bulging but it has improved in the last couple of weeks)

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Thank you.

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Back in the beginning of May 2026, my mum noticed my eyes were "weird". I dismissed it as just dry eyes.

It persisted and I noticed the bulging so I decided to go and see a doctor about a month later.

The oftamologist said it looks like TED and Graves but needs more tests.

In the meantime I went to my endocrinologist as I have been under the care for Mounjaro. I have been on Mounjaro for 3 months for borderline diabetes, fatty liver disease and high cholesterol. Since starting on mounjaro I am on a healthy range of HB1ac, my liver enzymes are back to normal, triglycerides are very healthy and cholesterol is going down

Endocrinologist confirmed the suspicion of graves specially as my TSH is 0.05 (it was 0.26 on 10 april 2026) so a significant drop in short space of time (2 months).

So I am now waiting for a Thyroid ultrasound and am MRI Orbit with contrast both.

Apart from the bulging eyes (only one) i do not have any other symptoms. I actually feel great as I also lost 13 kgs while on mounjaro.

The waiting time for the ultrasound and MRI are killing me. I am terrified at the thought that I might have to start Thyroid medication as I really do not want to put weight on but also worried about what else it could be.

Thanks for reading up to here. I just needed to vent as I have no one else to talk to. My mum is overly worried already and I try to tone things down with her but at the same time it leaves me with no one else to talk to.