I think my first try message died on it’s way to you.
What I did: one thing I noticed was that in Japan, they treat with Methimazole for longer and they have a better rate of remission. That regime has the potential to dive your white cell count, so it can be touchy. Thus in America, they do it for a shorter period of time. When I was getting treated, my first Rx was for too high a dose. Doctor was going to adjust me down. So I got the first RX fully filled, then cut the pills in half and saved them for the end of my authorized treatment. When I went off “approved” treatment at the end of 6 months, I told my doc that I had extra pills and was going to take them, and he should test my levels when I was done with that batch. Nothing he could do other than make sure my white cell count didn’t dive. Anyway, I was on methimazole for about 9 months rather than 6 (in Japan, they do a year.) I’ve been in remission over 20 years (10 is the ‘usual’ in America). Hope to go permanently, because I didn’t want the radioactive iodine either. Killing off a gland seems to be a rather barbaric way of handling a gland misfunction. I don’t know what the treatment regime is now – maybe America is following Japan’s lead. Something to look into. Good luck to you.
