[GabalaErenn]

in reply to: Dr House quote (incomplete – just TV)? #1170310

Thanks – I thought it was fictional TV as far as any immediate need to nuke the thyroid over heart stuff. When I was diagnoised I had just gone thru a thyroid storm (no sleep 3 days, heart skipping beats for months and for 12 hours before a trip to the hospital heart racing at 220 beats for the whole 12 hours etc) and even then they didn’t think of any immediate need to do anything
other than medicate me in ICU (beta blocker besides PTU etc).

When I first got this treated I’d read a few books and did some internet research – was just wondering if there was new stuff or stuff I haven’t found out about etc about things I might watch out for or pro-actively do things to minimize risks as far as complications after radiation and correct medicine dosing. From what I have read I am thankful that overall things seem pretty close to normal for me for now.

[GabalaErenn]

in reply to: GD and Quitting Smokeing #1170302

My experience is that Graves (thyroid) has a pretty big effect on mental health, anxiety etc and that even getting back to normal thyroid blood levels does not lead to any immediate relief of the mental things.
About 3 years after getting nuked I stopped smoking and I didn’t notice any side effects other than what I expected from normally stopping smoking.

However – my mental state for the first 6 months or so after getting blood levels correct was a bit of a problem though … I found a few ways to de-stress my life and either that or time (plus thyroid meds) was a big help for me.

[Author]

Posts