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GDATF Webinars!

Feb. 24, 2021

Did you miss our webinar on long-term use of antithyroid medication featuring Dr. Eve Bloomgarden (Northwestern Medicine) and Dr. David Cooper (Johns Hopkins Medicine)? Click here to view the program in its entirety on YouTube! Huge thanks to Dr. Bloomgarden and Dr. Cooper for taking time on a Saturday to share their expertise on one of our most requested topics!

Our newest webinar - "Neuropsychiatric Complaints in Graves' Disease" - features Dr. James Arruda, Madison McInnis, and Dr. Nancy Hord Patterson. Click here to view!

  • GDATF Webinars!

    Feb. 24, 2021

    Did you miss our webinar on long-term use of antithyroid medication featuring Dr. Eve Bloomgarden (Northwestern Medicine) and Dr. David Cooper (Johns Hopkins Medicine)? Click here to view the program in its entirety on YouTube! Huge thanks to Dr. Bloomgarden and Dr. Cooper for taking time on a Saturday to share their expertise on one of our most requested topics!

    Our newest webinar - "Neuropsychiatric Complaints in Graves' Disease" - features Dr. James Arruda, Madison McInnis, and Dr. Nancy Hord Patterson. Click here to view!

  • TEPEZZA (TM) Supply Disruption

    Dec. 21, 2020

    Horizon Therapeutics has announced a short-term supply disruption for TEPEZZA (TM), a medication approved earlier this year for the treatment of thyroid eye disease. For more information, please see this updated FAQ.

    Please note that this information is being provided as a service to our patient and physician community, and that specific questions should be directed to Horizon Patient Services at the number included in the FAQ.

  • Facebook Live Event on Thursday, Dec. 10th!

    Dec. 10, 2020

    If you missed our Facebook Live event with the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and American Thyroid Association, the video is available at: https://facebook.com/theaaes. We had a great discussion - many thanks to all of the panelists for sharing their time and expertise!

  • Recent News

  • Recent Forum Posts

  • 20 years post RAI, suddenly hyper on same dose Syn

    April 8, 2021, 12:26 p.m.

    Hello and welcome - as you noted, patients do often need tweaks in dosage as they age. Another thought is...

  • Graves Disease and Radioactive Iodine Treatment

    April 7, 2021, 1:36 p.m.

    That's Great Samantha. Good Luck with school!

  • New TED diagnosis

    April 7, 2021, 1:22 p.m.

    Are they treating your thyroid? TED doesn't just happen by itself. It's usually related to issues such as...

  • 20 years post RAI, suddenly hyper on same dose Syn

    April 7, 2021, 1:18 p.m.

    Graves diagnosis 1997, age 37, tx RAI. After adjustment period, Synthroid level stable with brief periods of...

  • New TED diagnosis

    April 1, 2021, 10:48 a.m.

    Just a note that this is very individual. The GDATF hosted a recent webinar on long-term use of antithyroid...

  • New TED diagnosis

    March 31, 2021, 1:43 p.m.

    You still have a thyroid which could at any time randomly chug out more hormone, or less, overriding the...

  • Graves and glucose

    March 31, 2021, 2:20 a.m.

    Hi Kimberly, When I was first diagnosed with hyperthyroidism my fasting glucose was a bit on the high side...

  • New TED diagnosis

    March 30, 2021, 8:28 p.m.

    Thank you so much for your response. I have had a recent CT scan of the orbits which found increased orbital...

  • Graves and glucose

    March 23, 2021, 3:20 p.m.

    Hello and welcome - Graves' disease (and all that comes with it) is definitely overwhelming. The key for now...

  • TED not getting better

    March 21, 2021, 9:36 a.m.

    Thank you all for the advice and kind words. A doctor did mention Tepezza to me, however they didn't think I...

  • TED not getting better

    March 21, 2021, 3:48 a.m.

    Tepezza, which is given as a series of infusions, does work. I have a friend whose TED course has been very...

  • Graves and glucose

    March 20, 2021, 9:40 a.m.

    Hi everyone, I’m new here. To give you some quick background - I was diagnosed with Graves following 2...

  • New TED diagnosis

    March 20, 2021, 4:03 a.m.

    You will need to be followed by an oculoplastic surgeon familiar with Graves. At each visit, pressures should...

  • New TED diagnosis

    March 19, 2021, 7:34 p.m.

    Hello and welcome - hopefully, you will get some responses here, but you might also check out our Facebook...

  • New TED diagnosis

    March 17, 2021, 1:45 p.m.

    Recently diagnosed with early stages of TED. Doctor advised Selenium, low sodium diet, sleeping head...

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