[Anonymous]

#1056242

Thank you so much for the support. I still have TSH of 0.00 and the PTU does taste terrible, but for now I am going to hang in there with the meds to see what happens. I don’t have any eye problems, so I’m going to try the PTU and hope to get the dose correct sooner or later. You are right, I haven’t been able to think for months. At least I know now that I am not insane and I can give up on psychiatry. — He tried to put me on the psych ward. Thanks again for the support, Valerie

[Anonymous]

#1162911

Hi – I’m 32 and had a baby 12 weeks ago. I was just diagnosed with Graves’, which my doctor thinks was triggered by the pregnancy, although he is also of the opinion that I have been hyper thyroid for quite some time. I am currently on Tapazole (10mg 2xdaily). My doctor thinks my baby should be tested for thyroid, but her pediatrician says no. Anybody have a similar situation?

[Anonymous]

#1162912

My wife was also diagnosed a few months after having a baby. Neither
the endo nor the ped thought there was any reason to worry about the baby.
You may want to press your doc and ask him the specific reason for testing
the baby, then pass that info to your ped. Is your doc an endocrinologist?
I might give more weight to his idea than if he’s a GP, but you need to
judge for yourself.

Also, ask your doc about the difference in test results that indicate
Graves versus post partum hyperthyroid (which generally “goes away”, as
I recall). The doc probably has figured it out, but we felt better when
we asked him to explain the numbers, what would have indicated post partum
vs. other causes, etc.

[Anonymous]

#1162913

If you are not breast-feeding, the Tapazole presents no problems to your baby. But if you are, you need to check through the drug information literature, or talk to a pharmacist. One of the antithyroid meds is NOT recommended for breast-feeding mothers. They both tend to get to the baby through the breast milk, but one of them has less impact than the other.

As to checking the baby’s thyroid, this involves a blood test. You might try to find out if there was bloodwork done when the baby was born. If so, you can probably receive a copy of it, to take to your doctor. The pediatrician may have it. If it did not include any thyroid analysis, then you have to make a decision. If it were my baby, I would question both doctors about what information they would be looking for, and why it would be important to have this information, or, in the case of the pediatrician, why it isn’t important. If this doesn’t help you, perhaps the doctors should talk to one another.

Congradulations on your new baby!! And I hope you are feeling better, soon.

Take care,

Bobbi

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