Getting Rid of Graves

May 2, 1996

Sheri Lynn,

I'm pretty sure that I had an encounter with your same doctor Beasley. Nearly

ten years ago I was referred to him for a second opinion in my disability case.

As a result of his rude unprofessional manner I wrote a letter to the Medical

Examiners Board. I didn't really expect to get anything out of it, but the pure

satisfaction that if enough people said something maybe they'd question his

approach as a " care taker " . As a result of my illness I also lost my job sales

job with a large Atlanta computer firm. I'm writing you from Germany where I am

living my dream of returning to Europe with a partner. I would have never met

my husband or moved here if it wasn't for people like Dr. Beasley and the loss

of my job. I'm sorry for your dreadful experience, but I'm living testimony

that every cloud has a silver lining. I hope you find yours!

Ann

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Subject: Re: " Getting rid of Graves "

Joan, yes, I was directing my question to you; I guess it still upsets me so

much I was not clear on that matter, sorry...I was taken off of the Tapazole

without tapering off of it slowly by an endo doctor in the Atlanta, GA area

that my HMO, Kaiser Perm. canned,

This was a Dr. Beasley who looked and acted like " Red Skelton " a total jerk I

thought from day one, but I just did what he told me including taking

vitamins with iodine in them at the same time he took me off of the Tapazole.

Seven ER trips later, I was placed on Paxil, lost 20 pounds in 3 weeks, I

was afraid to be alone, I was fired from my real estate subdivision job

because I looked too sick to deal with customers, (another total jerk for a

sales manager) and I was convinced I was going to die...I am still not

working yet; I think I have shell shock from it all! Sheri Lynn

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April 30, 1999

Joan, did he say in what respect going off of the Tapazole is difficult?

When I went off Fosamax for my bones I also went off of the Tapazole without

tapering off slowly and became very sick...now on Paxil from the seretonin

drop in the brain. Sheri Lynn

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April 30, 1999

Dear Bonnie,

Yes, I got better soon after being diagnosed with Graves. I think that

Graves is an imbalance, as says. I started to taper off the Tapezol a

few months after I started it, and I seemed to be OK, so I kept tapering

until I was off it. You can do the same thing--cut your dose, or take it

every other day, then every third day, etc. I think that the worst that can

happen is that your thyroid hormones elevate again, in which case you can

just go back to your maintenance dose. Meanwhile, you can try the

supplements and dietary measures discussed here and see if you can take back

control of your thyroid.

If you have any other questions, please let me know. Hope all goes well.

Joan

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April 30, 1999

Dear Sheri Lynn,

It seems that your question is addressed to me, but I am not sure what you

are asking. I tapered off Tapezol very gradually--it took months, and my

original dose was very low. What kind of idiot doctor took you off of it all

at once?

Joan

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May 1, 1999

Lee,

Well, I guess I should be glad that my endocrinologist never advised a sudden

dropoff for me (probably why I like him and he has a good reputation in the

Seattle area). When I first started with him over a year ago, he had me on a

larger dosage and, following results of monthly blood tests, gradually lowered

dosage until the 2.5 mg/twice a day. When my next blood test showed normal, he

took me off the Tapazole all together, but, alas, a month later I could feel the

hyper systems recurring so he put me back on the 2.5/twice a day where I have

remained for about the past year. He's quite willing to let me stop again but

I'm not ready for that yet. There have been a few times when I've forgotten to

take one of the daily dosages, with no adverse effects.

I wonder if the Tapazole affects the blood pressure though, as I also seem to

need to take Altenolol to keep it down somewhat. I take 25 mg twice a day and

it sure does seem to work (even Dr. Weil says that these beta blockers

have been around for a long time and so have been tried and tested over time).

So, even though I don't like taking drugs I find myself taking them and trying

not to resist too much.

Of course, I'm now taking 's vitamins and minerals and, although he never

talks much about the psychological/spiritual causes for Graves or any other

disease, I also think a lot about some of these " intangible " reasons for the

illnesses that we have.

I'll end with the note that it sure has been a learning experience!!

Thanks for listening.

Bonnie from Seattle

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May 1, 1999

Hello Bonnie from Seattle!

Well, well. Where 'bouts??? Raised in coastal Texas, migrated to Seattle

before I was 14, so I'm an " old Seattlite " here. Lived most of my life in that

area -- well except for a couple of times we tried to transplant to Calif. and

then 10 years in Spokane area, 5 years in Leavenworth - in Central WA. Retired

and moved here to N. Idaho last Sept. Still have a number of my family in the

Seattle area.

Love to hear from you.

Iona

aka pilgrim

Bonnie Arnold wrote:

> Lee,

>

> Well, I guess I should be glad that my endocrinologist never advised a sudden