propranolol thyroid storm

I had a thyroid storm in October 2016. It affected my eyes and heart rate, with palpitations, heat intolerance, being hot all the time. I was treated with methimazole and propranolol. I was advised by the eye specialist to have a thyroidectomy ASAP which I did mid December,but just checked my labs and found the TSI to be really high. What happens now? Do my eyes continue to get worse? Can it be helped? Do I go blind?

I can't give you that type of advice, because I'm not a doctor. Stopping your medications, you could do more damage to both, yourself and your baby, than staying on them. Have you had your actual thyroid levels tested? While it's necessary to have adequate thyroid hormones to pass along to your baby, you must also keep them under control for your own good. Yes, stopping the propranolol could affect your heart rate.

Thanks for explaining that question AR, I didn't know what a thyroid storm was.

You get over medicated. Too much medication. I have been over medicated before and became hyper years after my TT. You could also have re growth of remaining thyroid tissue. It has happened, rare, but it does. If you are getting hyper symptoms please let your doctor know. That is why you need to make sure you get your levels checked periodically.

Has any of you ever had a thyroid storm? If so, what was it like. I think I have had two, the first time, the er told me I was having a panic attach and sent me home, and I told them it was not, I had panic attacks before, but never like this. I happened again two days ago, but not nearly as severe. I stayed calm, even though it was hard to breathe. Last time and this time, I was out of it for a few days after.

That isn't a thyroid storm. A thyroid storm is an emergency situation and requires medical intervention. What you probably had was a whole mess of symptoms from being hypo and having high antibodies. The thyroid regulates body temp so that was probably the start of that attack. It is very difficult for some of us to be out in the heat doing anything physical, let alone just sitting. :) I always use an ice pack behind my neck and in front to cool myself down when that starts happening to me.

Will an abortion put me at risk for a thyroid storm? I am on medication. I also understand that I am not the first women out there that has done this because of hyperthyroid/graves disease.

If, at any time, you feel that you are in a medical emergency with these symptoms, you should go to the nearest ER or call 911 as these can be symptoms of thyroid storm, which can be very dangerous. If the symptoms continue, you should call your doctor and request new blood work... I'm not sure why he would completely stop the medication vs lowering the dosage...

I did have one storm before RAI, but also another one after wards, that is why I had to have the TT, my heart was not slowing down any. My doctor told me my thyroid was not slowing down fast enough for my organs to catch up, that waiting for the RAI to kill it off was not an option in my case, so did the TT two days later. I was a strange case though. Your body sounded like it was adjusting , although I NEVER fainted with a storm, I was bouncing off walls.

What were the symptoms???

She is on 15 mg of methimazole a day and propranolol 4 times a day. At first the levels were not coming down. At our last visit her T3 has moved from a 15.9 to a 7.1. We were very excited to finally see the levels coming down. If her levels are coming down, why does she demonstrate such strong Graves symptoms still...tremors, heat intolorance, eating a lot, nightmares, very moody, joint pain, staring, inability to focus.....

these drugs quieten down the symptoms of the overactive thyroid, by blocking the adrenaline-like effects of thyroid hormones. Propranolol tablets are the most frequently used." It is likely your doctor will follow up with you in the coming weeks and monitor your levels and decide what to do after that. Once your thyroid levels are under control, you chances of conceiving will greatly improve.

My doctor thinks i am having a thyroid crisis, or thyroid storm. Can this be?? I realize i should now be in hospital, but i hate hospitals and will be last resort, my only relief is to get to sleep, which is pretty impossible. I also have intermittent rashes, vommiting, or trying to, and a terrible feeling of anxiety. Please give me some advice, this is the most awful feeling.

I am not a Dr by any means, but I thought if you were going into a "Thyroid Storm", you would need medical treatment ASAP!!?? I dont think "thyroid storm" just hits in the evening and then eases up and comes back every night. I truly feel Thyroid Storm is a life threatening medical emergency that needs treatment right away..

t know why doctor said that destroying your thyroid would cause thyroid storm....... thyroid storm is a life threatening condition that occurs during untreated hyperthyroidism. Destroying the thyroid would cause you to go hypo, which is what will ultimately happen anyway.

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