What are the treatment options for Graves disease?
There are no medications or treatment currently available today that can stop the patient’s immune system from attacking the thyroid gland and causing Graves’ disease. However, a lot can be done to ease symptoms and lower the production of thyroxine or block its action. The possible treatments include: Beta blockers – examples include propranolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor) and nadolol (Corgard). Beta blockers are generally effective medications for relieving the signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism, such as accelerated heartbeat, anxiety and nervousness, and tremors. Beta blockers have no effect on the amount of thyroxine the gland produces, but they do have some effect on the action of the thyroid hormone. Commonly, beta blockers are prescribed alongside other forms of treatment. Anti-thyroid drugs – examples include propylthiouracil and methimazole (Tapazole). They prevent the thyroid gland from producing excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. In most case
