Re: Sectral

Posted By C Young on June 26, 1999 at 13:18:53
I have been on 200 mg of sectral daily for years.  Works well for me.  I have high blood prssure mvp and tachycardia.  I recently had a TSH bloodtest at 35.  I have an appointment in one week for followup.  Nurse said I have hypo thyroid.  My mother a registered nurse had hyperthyroidism and subsequently had the gland removed.  My question is (and the thought of this is making me nervous) if I take thyroid replacement how is that going to affect the beta blocker therapy.  I hate the thoughts of walking around with my heart pouding out of my chest again. Seems like the thyroid replacement will counteract the beta blocker.
Do you have an answer to this question.  I also take hctz 25 mg a day.

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Posted By Roxanne on June 26, 1999 at 22:05:11
I also have hypothyroidism and take Synthroid for 7 years now. I get checked every 6 months because of heart palpitations. I want to be sure that I don't take too much. My mother suffers from the opposite condition too (Hyperthyroidism). I took Secral for years and it had no effect on the Thyroid medication at all. Just be sure to have your levels checked frequently at first to be sure that you are not taking too much. You will start to feel it if you are (sometimes). The only effect the Sectral had on me with any medication was that my fingers would turn purple in the cold. I also suffer from RA and that could be the reason too. I am off Sectral now because it no longer worked for my chronic PVC's, I am now trying Tenormin to see how that works. You should not have a problem with the two medications together... Take care










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