[Jake_George December 8, 2008 at 10:01 am Post count: 120]

#1075085

It actually depends on where you are in the treatment process. Most over the counter meds and syurps can be taken. A call to your doctor cannot hurt but a visit to your pharmacist is best. They know what meds you are on, the interactions and such. They can tell you what is safe to take.

One doctor that presented at a conference recommended the short acting (4 hour) doses. Reason being if it really bothers your or interacts funny it will only last 4 hours as opposed to taking a 12 or 24 hour dose. Yes we need to take it more often but the chance of making you feel worse will only last 4 hours as opposed to 12 or 24.

[sknell9 December 8, 2008 at 10:10 am Post count: 5]

#1075086

Thanks for the information. So, is the risk due to the meds that we all might be on due to our thyroid? If so, then I think I’d probably be safe to take them since I’m not on any meds yet. I was diagnosed a month ago and then had the RAI 2.5 weeks ago, so I’m in the waiting phase before starting on Synthroid (which won’t happen until mid-January at the earliest).

Does my logic make sense?

I do have a call into my doctor’s office, so I’ll see what they have to say. Based on the nature of my doctor and how nonchalantly he handled the RAI, I’m guessing they’ll say there is no problem at all.

[sknell9 December 8, 2008 at 12:44 pm Post count: 5]

#1019929

I started getting sick over the weekend. It all started with me starting to lose my voice. Then a bit of a mild cough from the lower part of my throat, and a slightly sore throat. I went to the store and bought Tylenol Cough & Severe Congestion Daytime, only to get home and read the label that says that if you have thyroid disease you should consult your doctor first. It has Dextromethorphan, and Phenylephrine HCl. I know Phenylephrine HCL is the same stuff that’s in the new Sudafed.

I haven’t taken any yet. I’m going to call my doctor and see what they say, but I was wondering if any of you have heard of this before. I have Graves and was very hyper <0.004 before doing RAI about 2.5 weeks ago. I also saw that people on high blood presssure meds shouldn’t take the Tylenol stuff, so I was wondering if they comment about thyroid disease is due to the fact that some people end up on betablockers, etc due to their thyroid.

Any help is appreciated so I can find acceptable meds and get healthy again. I think I’m scaring the people I work with since my voice is so very different right now. ” title=”Smile” />

[Ski December 8, 2008 at 2:45 pm Post count: 1569]

#1075087

It’s the substance that acts like epinephrine (not sure which it is, exactly) ~ it can make you feel even more hyper. Do check with your doctor.

If they recommend you do NOT take the "usual," you can take the cold meds for people with high blood pressure.

[sknell9 December 8, 2008 at 3:00 pm Post count: 5]

#1075088

I spoke to the nurse at my doctor’s office and she said basically what you all said, that I might just have increased symptoms such as a faster heart rate. She suggested I try to avoid decongestants only (not antihistamines or cough suppressants) if possible, but that if I felt like trying a lower dose of sudafed that I could.

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