does any one have graves and is hyperactive during pregnancy?are you on meds?what kind?

[robin1966]

does any one have graves and is hyperactive during pregnancy?are you on meds?what kind?

[robin1966]

my daughter was hypo at 11 and put on levoxly for 2 yrs,then the dr. said that now her thyroid is working so he took her off meds,she was without meds for 3 yrs,everthing was fine then a few weeks ago she started having problems,we did blood work,now her dr. says its graves and she is hyperactive, he put her on methimazole 10 mg to slow down her thyroid..he said we can do the rai treatment to kill her thyorid,but for now we are on meds,she has a appt in 3 months,i just dont know what to do,rai or stay on meds,i am worried about later when she wants kids,she is 16 now.

[C.F.]

Super_sally888,

Graves is actually an auto immune disease that once you are diagnosed you have for life.  I had what's called radioactive iodine treatment where you are on synthroid to get your thyroid to become "u" thyroid.  But she also has be very careful because of the "auto immune disease" part.

robin1966,
Did you have treatment for your graves?  if you have then you should be on synthroid...if you haven't you should be seeing an endocrinologist regularly during pregnancy and your ob.  It is very important to keep it under control.

[Super_sally888]

Hi Robin

Graves is where you make too much thyroid hormone.  There are meds that can be given and your doctor would know which is safest during pregnancy.  You could probably check on line as thyroid problems during pregnancy are quite common.

CF,

you are talking about hypothyroid. The opposite to what Robin has.  Hypothyroid is very dangerous to pregnancy.  Thyroid hormone is needed for proper brain development of the baby.

I am hypo and have increased my thyroid meds twice already, and likely still have a few increases ahead of me.  My endo says increase in thyroid med requirement is 20 - 50% during pregnancy.

Hope this helps

Sally

[C.F.]

You can actually take synthroid.  Make sure you are monitored very carefully.  My need for more synthroid actually doubled.  You need to be on the right dose or the baby could be small.

[robin1966]

my 16 yr old daughter was underactive thyroid(hoshimotos)at 11 was put on levoxyl for 2 yrs,then her doctor took her off meds for 3 yrs.now her thyroid strarted acting up again a few weeks ago,now he says its hyper(graves)i just wanted to know if antithyroid meds can be safe in pregnancy for later in life when she has kids