Time Limit for MMI

Topic of the Week!

How many of you have been told by your doctor that you can only be on methimazole (MMI) for 12 to 18 months then you must stop and kill or remove your thyroid? This is total bunk!!!

Here is a 10 year study proving long term, low dose MMI is safe.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15879354/

Average time to get antibodies into remission is 2-4 years. It took me 5 and I still take a tiny microdose to keep me in remission. We do not stop MMI until antibodies are firmly in remission!!!

So why do our doctors think we can only take it for 18 months? Two reasons:

1) High doses (over 20mg) long term can cause elevated liver enzymes. But, low doses do not. If you’re avoiding iodine, low doses should control your overactive thyroid.

2) Propaganda started by the makers of Synthroid to sell more Synthroid spread 40 years ago are still being quoted today. Pharmaceutical companies are responsible for million of hours of continuing education credits for doctors. They will spin research results to their own benefit to sell more of their products even when this spin is virtually not true.

At this time, the only sure fire way to achieve remission is with long term, low dose MMI to maintain optimal (not just normal range) thyroid levels. So the next time your doctor wants to limit how long you can take MMI, show him/her this 10 year study and offer them a nice warm cup of shut the heck up!!!