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A member asked:
I take 5mg of methimazole for graves disease but it's not helping me. will i eventually need radioactive iodine therapy?
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Talk to endo: Your endocrinologist can answer your question better. Having said that , if Grave's cannot be medically controlled , RAI is likely the next approach.
Answered 5/4/2015
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