A few patients have blurred or double vision. Although there are no specific foods that will change thyroid function, the more you eat healthy, nutritionally dense foods, the better your body will be able to fight against infection. Many treatments such as acupuncture, exercise, meditation and various mind-body therapies may provide comfort measures and relief, although they will not specifically treat hyperthyroidism. Although Graves' disease is not curable, it is completely treatable. There are three standard ways of treating Graves' disease.
Factors determining treatment include age, degree of illness and personal preferences.
As production of hormones declines, the symptoms of hyperthyroidism gradually subside. Although it takes only 10 days to two weeks to begin to feel better, one continues the medication for 12 to 24 months. Anti-thyroid drugs do cause an allergic reaction in about 5 percent of patients who take them. The most common reaction is a skin rash, with some patients experiencing fever, joint pains or liver disease. About 80 percent of patients have their hyperthyroidism controlled in a single treatment, and the procedure has a 90 to 95 percent remission rate of the disease.