After several weeks to months, the thyroid stablizes on its own and symptoms cease. Have read most all of the material in the archives you sent on hyperthyroid but didn't see any reference to thyroiditis. The info otherwise is extremely helpful, and I will continue to drop in for updates. BOTH thyroiditis and Graves are basically autoimmune conditions. It makes no distinction about WHY there might be swelling.
All thyroiditis has some swelling and some has a lot.