What is Graves' disease?

Graves disease is an autoimmune thyroid condition associated with hyperthyroidism. It may also be accompanied by goiter (swelling in the thyroid gland), exophthalmos (protrusion of one or both eyes), and/or skin disorders.

How do members experience Graves' disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Graves' disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Graves' disease*

*Data from patients with Graves' disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Graves' disease*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Tapazole)
Perceived effectiveness
for Graves' disease (6 evaluations)
Side effects
dry skin
Total evaluations
6
Tried for
Graves' disease (9)

*Data from patients with Graves' disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Graves' disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 28
30s 97
40s 184
50s 242
60s 202
70+ 76

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 69
Female 755

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What is Graves' disease?

Graves disease is an autoimmune thyroid condition associated with hyperthyroidism. It may also be accompanied by goiter (swelling in the thyroid gland), exophthalmos (protrusion of one or both eyes), and/or skin disorders.



Common symptoms reported by people with Graves' disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Graves' disease

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Tapazole)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
233
Tried for
Graves' disease (9)

Data from patients with Graves' disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with Graves' disease

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Tapazole)
Perceived effectiveness
for Graves' disease (6 evaluations)
Side effects
dry skin
Total evaluations
6
Tried for
Graves' disease (9)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with Graves' disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has Graves' disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 451 say Graves' disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 28
30s 97
40s 184
50s 242
60s 202
70+ 76
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 38
20-29 years 94
30-39 years 92
40-49 years 72
50-59 years 27
60-69 years 7
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 69
Female 755

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 426
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from Graves' disease patients who have completed their condition history
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