Marshfield is a city in Marathon and Wood counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the largest city in Wood County. The small portion of the city that extends into Marathon County is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,800 at the 2000 census.
Antithyroid drugs such as propylthiouracil and methimazole , which interfere with thyroid hormone production, can be used to treat Graves' disease. After you begin treatment, it may take several months for hyperthyroid symptoms to subside.
However, today, now that the autoimmune nature of Gravesâ disease is well known, at least to most physicians, therapy, using anti-thyroid drugs (ATDs) is aimed at reducing TSI production and helping the immune system heal and recover.