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Repeat from Aug board, I need advice. . .

ashleym1220ashleym1220
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OMG!     A few hours ago, I got a message from my derm's office. My thyroid levels are elevated and nobody can tell me what the game plan is until they speak with my gyn. I'm just so nervous because I have to wait til tomorrow for all of my docs to have a conference call about me.  This PG has been such a pain. Hernia at 16 weeks, very low iron at 28, severe dehydration at 30, and now this. How much more can a girl take? Anybody know the risks associated with hyper-active thyroid?

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Re: Repeat from Aug board, I need advice. . .

  • MrsSRMrsSR member

    If your levels were elevated then you are hypothyroid, not hyper.

    I'm hypothyroid and get my levels checked every four weeks.  Usually my meds are changed then as well, because my levels have been all over the place this pregnancy.

    If you are hypo, they'll put you on a pill you take every day.

    There is no risk to the baby with these pills and no risk in general as long as you are treating the condition.  Your baby is making his own thyroid hormone right now.  It's more dangerous when it goes untreated early in the pregnancy.

    If you are hyper, then I'm not sure...  I don't have experience with that.

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  • MrsSteelerTeacherLadyMrsSteelerTeacherLady member
    I'm hypothyroid as well and have been on synthroid for 16 years.  I have had my blood work done every 6 weeks (today actually).  I haven't had to have a single med change and was pretty excited about that.  Like PP said the risk is in 1st tri.   GL
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  • hawkins79hawkins79 member

    Same. I'm hypothyroid and have been since I was a teenager. After I increased my medicine I got pregnant after over a year of trying.  Taking the medicine is really no big deal.  Also, many doctors don't tell you but there is a wide range of what is "normal" for a thyroid level.  While my blood work suggested that the lower dosage of synthroid (the medicine you will take for hypothyroidism) was keeping my thyroid function where it needed to be, I still had many symptoms of hypothyroidism.  It wasn't until I went to an endocrinologist that I got everything straightened out. 

    One thing you will need to be careful of if you are hypo and are put on meds is that you take them properly.  You will have to take it first thing in the morning without any food.  Eat about an hour after you take them and you can't take your prenatal vitamin with them. It will render them ineffective (the thyroid med, not the prenatal).  I take my prenatals before bed now.

    Good luck.  As the PPers said, it isn't something to worry yourself about too much.

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  • Rufrano01Rufrano01
    I am 31 weeks and 5 days pregnant and have hyperthyroid (Grave's Disease actually). I was diagnosed with it in my 8th week of pregnancy and have been on medication for it ever since. The main risks are associated with the 1st trimester, but hyperthyroid does pose a little more risks than hypothyroid for the baby. If left untreated it can dictate the baby's heart rate and growth (which is why medication is so important). I go for monthly blood tests and see my endocrinologist every 4 weeks. I have had multiple medication changes because it is sometimes hard to regulate, but my baby girl is completely healthy and growing very well. My endoc. dr. does like to be vigilant with me, but is not worried at all about the medication I am on (Methimazole). Just fyi don't go on the medication PTU as the FDA has stated that it can cause liver damage in the baby in the second half of pregnancy and I was just switched from that a few weeks ago. Hope this helps and good luck! 
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