Hi Jojo, has your Dr determined what is causing the hyperthyroidism yet?
5 years ago I was diagnosed with graves disease (which is an auto-immune condition and the most common cause of hyperthyroidism). I knew something wasn't quite right when I was rapidly losing weight (although I was eating like a horse), i was moody, couldnt sleep, had the shakes, heat intolerant and my RESTING heart rate was a whopping 145 beats per minute.
I was put on propylthiouracil (PTU). Initially 6 tabs per day and as the condition improved went all the way down to needing only half a tab per day. The graves settled down quite nicely for a while but then decided to play up again.
Unfortunately for me, once my meds kicked in I wacked on an aweful amount of weight quite quickly. I lost a lot of lean muscle whilst the graves was making my metabolism go berserk so once the meds kicked in I had less lean muscle then before, and therefore my body burn't up much less energy. So for me, the only good side effect of graves ( losing weight whilst eating like a horse) was short lived
At the time I fell preg with Charli the graves was playing up moderately. I had to be monitored closely in early preg and make sure I was taking enough meds to keep it under control. Luckily as the pregnancy progressed it actually suppressed the condition and I only had to take half a tab per day again. Charli was born perfect.
Milka, just wanted to let you know that propylthiouracil is considered the safer drug to take during pregnancy as opposed to neomercazole, so perhaps it's worth speaking to your endo about swapping meds.
If you are severly hyperthyroid during pregnancy you do have a much greater risk of miscarriage. Also there is an increased risk of bubs suffering cardiac arrest, being born prem and also having physical and/or mental handicap.
My graves has played up post-pregnancy (which is very common) and I believe it's been a contributing factor to my milk supply probs and also the fact that I got postnatal depression (graves disease mums are twice as likely to get PND)
My Endochrinologist thinks it is time for me to opt for a definitive treatment. I have to choose between thyroidectomy or radio-active iodine treatment. The latter is the prefered option apparently these days but it means you cannot conceive a child for a minimum of 6 months after having treatment. And I can't help but wonder would it effect my eggs in some way. It would also mean putting my TTC plans on hold whereas if I have the thyroidectomy once it is done I can start TTC #2 pretty much straight away.
I have to make up my mind by next tueday
Jojo, I would really suggest you wait til your Hyperthyrodism is under control before TTC. Hopefully it will only take a few months for the meds to kick in then you can start TTC and have yourself a healthy bubba. Best of luck
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