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Hyperthyroid
Asked by S.H. from San Francisco
on March 27, 2009
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Has anyone experience having a hyperthyroid at any time? If so, how was it treated? Did you feel sick or did you find out because of blood test results?
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- My sister has a hyperthyroid and she discovered this when she had bloodwork done. She was tired a lot and never keeps on weight, but now she has more energy and feels ...
- My husband was diagnosed a couple of years ago with hyperthyroidism. It turns out it was graves disease and he had to have radioactive iodine treatment and now takes t...
- hello i am 20yrs old and found out i had a hyperthyroid aprx 2 years ago while i was pregnant...i was servery sick the whole pregnancy,went from 117 to 95 lbs and they...
Hyperthyroidism in Cat
Asked by D.B. from Chicago
on June 14, 2009
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Hello, our cat was just diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I am wondering about medication for him. I have read about pills for this but they do have side effects. I h...
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- Hello! I worked in veterinary medicine for 9 years & saw MANY cats with this condition. In my experience, the medication worked well & the cats went on to live normal...
- Hello D., You got some good responses here already. For one as suggested before I would try a chance in diet. If that does not work you might want to look into NuVet ...
- My ex-husband is a vet an still takes care of all my pets. He's a great guy and a great vet. My older cat had hyperthyroidism, and he said the very best thing with the...
Information on Hyperthyroidism
Asked by C.M. from Albany
on June 7, 2007
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I was just diagnosed with a hyperthyroid? Does anyone have any experience with this?
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- Hi, Im thinking that what you have is the opposite of what I have since my thyroid does NOT work. I was diagnosed after my son was born and he is almost 3 now. I was ...
- Hi...I am a 44 yr old single mom of four. I have hypothyroidism.I get tired out alot and makes me overweiht. Its so hard to loose weight .I have to take iron pills for...
- It is very controllable. Meds and different options are available. It can take a year or two to figure out what is best though, so don't get discouraged. Sometimes the...
Experience with Hyperthyroidism?
Asked by B.S. from San Francisco
on August 25, 2008
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Hello mamas. I had a blood test a few weeks ago showing an overactive thyroid, but I'm still in referral limbo with my HMO and getting impatient for some help and info...
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- Hello B., I too have a thyroid problem, unfortuantly when I got on the medication it did not make me lose any weight =o) It took my husband and I a year to get pregn...
- Hi B., I started taking hyperthyroid medication about a year ago. Within one week, I felt better than I had in years. No more, not one, heart palpitation and happines...
- Hyperthyroidism is something that runs in my family. My older sister found out she had it a while ago. While on the medication she went on to have two children no pr...
Anyone Experience Pregnancy Induced Hyperthyroidism?
Asked by C.A. from Dallas
on April 14, 2008
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I was curious to see if anyone else had pregnancy induced hyperthyroidism? My 2nd pregnancy last year was a total nightmare. I was just wondering if anyone else has ...
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- I had Graves disease that wasn't diagnosed until early in my second pregnancy. I had a miscarriage prior to that pregnancy. I was given PTU but had an allergic react...
- Hi C.! I had pregnancy induced hyperthyroidism. It was my first pregnancy, about 4 years ago. It was the worst time of my life!!! I could not sleep, my heart was alway...
- Hi C.~ I developed post partum thyroiditis after my first pregnancy.. it was a really tough year with trying to get that all balanced. After I was Hyper I plunged h...
Grave's Disease
Asked by S.M. from Chicago
on March 27, 2007
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I was recently diagnosed with Grave's Disease. After discussing treatment with my physician I have decided to try the radioactive iodine. Does anyone have experience w...
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- My cousin has it too.I don't know a lot about the disese but she did tell me that the radioactive iodine just stuns the thyroid and it can stop working and you will be...
- Sorry to hear of your recent dx., I too was just diagnosed with Grave's, I'm going to try and do anything I can not to have the radioactive iodine. The RAI sometimes ...
- My sister has graves disease and she did suffer a miscarriage a few years back..if it was related, I do not know. She is pregnant now and due the end of May. So far ev...
Pregnant and Just Diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism
Asked by A.T. from Columbus
on April 11, 2008
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I was tested for thyroid problems several years ago and was found to not have a problem. However, they recommended that I get retested if I ever got pregnant. My OB/GY...
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- I've been underactive and overactive during pregnancies. My thyroid levels always have leveled out right round the 5 month mark so I went off of meds. I was very conce...
- A. I went through the same thing with my first pregnancy. I was actually diagnosed with hyperthyroidism several years before I got pregnant. I took medication for o...
- I have the opposite problem-hypothyroidism. Based on what my endocrinologist told me, and I highly respect him, the thyroid levels are sooooo important. It regulates...
