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in reply to: Risk taking Decongestants/Cough Suppresants? #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.

[sknell9]

in reply to: Risk taking Decongestants/Cough Suppresants? #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]

in reply to: RAI dosage #1075408

Ski, thank you for all of the information. I am not sure how "serious" my condition is. My initial TSH was <0.004 which was caught by my OB. My endo ran a T4 and T3, but won’t get those reults until next Tusedaay. He did not hesitate in saying I can do the RAI next Wednesday. I imagine he will review my T3 and T4 to double check my dosage. I also did not do an uptake test that I’ve heard lots of people mention. I guess this just means he thinks he’s giving me enough of a dose to kill it off substantially enough regardless of my uptake reading? I’m definitely new to this, so I’m not sure if I should be at all concerned that he is going straight to RAI without doing an uptake test.

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