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#1067174

Thanks.

I have not heard back from my Endo yet as to what the plan is. My gut says to ride this hyper thing out (especially since I’m 6 weeks post). I would hate to go through the PTU thing again..building it up in my system…then crash with hypo.

Today was a little better. I find that not thinking about it too much keeps me from worrying and stressing over the hyper symptoms. Gosh..I was feeling sooooo good after RAI and my labs were normal –till 4 weeks when I slightly hyper…..then got even more hyper at 6 weeks. Maybe this is the wall I’m hitting.

Anyway, thanks for the help:)

[Ski]

#1067175

You are so welcome! ” title=”Very Happy” /> Remember, we are ALL here for you ~ I’m just the one who happens to be typing sometimes. Feel the power, be a warrior, you’ll get there! ” title=”Wink” />

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#1067176

Oh my goodness. I took my heart rate last night and today and my pulse rate went down 20 points in over 1 day. I have been testing at 85 & higher sometimes(for years) and last night it was 65. I’m still on beta blockers. I took 50mg ext.release before treatment and it held around 85, now I’m taking 25 mg of the regular kind (as Doc thought hey would work better for me as I needed them) about every 8 hours during day only. Could the RAI already be working in 1 week after treatment or is it just the beta blockers are working differently? I’m cutting back cuzz 65 RHR is unheard of for me. I mean this just actually happened in one day. I have a BP cuff and the day before it was 85 and all the other times before it was in mid 80’s or higher for years. Any comments?

Patti

[Ski]

#1067177

We’re all different (changes happen at different times), but it’s a good thing that you know your status and your norm. The beta blockers can be stopped as your symptoms decrease, but they need to be stopped gradually, or else you’ll experience a "rubber band" effect, where the symptoms you’ve been suppressing will come back "harder," all at once. We take extremely small doses (compared to a "real" heart disease patient), so the weaning-off period is typically very brief, but speak with your doctor about the best way to reduce your dosage safely. Let them know your new heart rate results, and discuss from there.

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