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 3
20s 27
30s 106
40s 180
50s 247
60s 190
70+ 73

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 68
Female 751