u/simmerdownbrah

Every night goes the same way…

I get sleepy. I get into bed.

My restless leg starts up.

I try stretching. Flexing. Massaging.

Nothing helps.

My head feels achey. My jaw. My skull. My neck. My hips. My joints ache.

The three fans I have on high and the a/c on don’t seem to touch the inevitable hot discomfort I begin to feel. I get up for an hour. I distract myself. I try again. More of the same.

I don’t sleep until 3-7am. Wake up at 11. Nap at 3/4 even though I know I shouldn’t. It feels like the only real sleep I manage to get.

I take magnesium and fast dissolve melatonin at night. In the morning I all the other meds.

I’m about 40 pounds overweight. I’ve had graves for at least 4 years. Diagnosed in March. I didn’t have health insurance for a long time and attributes graves symptoms to other things and just didn’t get the right tests done for a long time. Over the last year especially, I put on another 30 pounds. I’ve been on meds for a few months. Weight has only increased, obviously.

I just want to know if anyone is on methimazole AND a glp-1. What your endo says. If it really does reduce inflammation. If it’s better to have had a TT before trying glp-1. Stuff like that. The medical journal abstracts are a little over my head when I read them.

Thanks!

Hey again everyone!

I recently had my methimazole increased to 20mg from 10mg. After 3 days on the new dose, almost all my symptoms dissipated. It’s not been 3 weeks on the new dose and… suddenly I’m having symptoms again. Has this happened to you? Is this par for the course? I am new to the medication and diagnosis overall. Dx in March.

Thanks!

Anyone else’s hands going to sleep constantly? Pretty much every time my hands go above my heart, extend out, etc. Not sure if it’s related to Graves or if it’s something else. Thanks!