Good afternoon everyone,
Just back from doctors as I was getting a check up as Iv been signed off work for 2weeks. Been signed off another 3 weeks from my work. I’m a bus driver so I understand why they are keeping me off until i see my endocrine but I really can’t afford to be off work and I’m stressing out about everything.
Any tips on what I can do when I’m off for 3weeks to help with hyperthyroidism symptoms?
thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...
more information on link below and this is an extract:-
"Firstly, you may not have to do very much. Mild degrees of thyroid overactivity can occur on a self-limiting basis, and may sometimes be left to run their own course, with an informed patient monitoring how they are, and seeking equally well-informed advice if things are not going right.
The first approach is an alert and informed assessment of progress, intervening only when necessary.
The second line of approach is to relieve symptoms until it is clear that the illness is either going to resolve itself in time or will require sterner measures. There are two medical weapons in most common use.
(i) Simple anxiolytics.
These are basically tranquillisers (eg Diazepam), and are acceptable, for a limited time where the degree of overactivity causes nervous tremor, worry, panic and palpitations.
(ii) Along with this or possibly instead, “beta-blockers” maybe used.
p.s. did your GP prescribe beta-blockers? They may help with palpitations etc.
Probably a stupid thing to say but try and relax. Be kind to yourself, don’t do things because you feel you ‘should’, delegate as much as you can to anyone who can help you.
Are you booked in to see an endocrinologist? Did your doctor start you on carbimazole and or beta blockers until you can get to see an endocrinologist? Some doctors can do that - mine prescribed a low dose of carbimazole which the endo increased after four weeks - that was done by post because it was three months from when I saw my doctor until I saw my endo.
I found it helpful to jot down a quick note on how I was feeling every day. I used an old page a day diary but you could do it on your phone or computer. That’s useful for showing how much you have progressed when you feel that you aren’t!
It was also useful once I started my treatment. I used to jot down my blood test results - if you look on here you will see the sort of tests you ought to have done although some of us have had to have some tests done privately - always ask for a copy of them with the lab ranges shown - I also used to keep a note of the amounts of medication I was taking, any questions I wanted to ask my doctors and any interesting thyroid related articles I came across.
I would read as much as I could about being hyperthyroid - do you know if you have antibodies in which case you have probably got Graves’ disease which is hyper with antibodies. Apart from this Healthunlocked site there is thyroiduk.org.uk and a lot of other info is out there.
I’d rest and sleep as much as you can and when / if you are started on carbimazole I was advised by my pharmacist to take daily vitamin C so I always took 1000mcg slow release vitamin C with zinc.
Hey, I’m on propranolol 40mg x3 a day and 20mg carbizmol 2x a day. I see the endocrine 24th June,
Because I am bus driver I can’t work just now. I will take your orders and rest then. It will be hard but il try.
Thank you for your advice
That’s good. The propranolol will stop your heart pounding like mad and the carbimazole will stop your thyroid overproducing. So eventually you will settle down. When you see your endo they will tell you how they plan to treat you. Some hospitals treat by block and replace - mine did - I took 40 mcg carbimazole every day and was started on levothyroxine which was gradually increased. On my first visit I was told my hospital treated with block and replace which was ‘the fast way’ and that it would take a year! Some other hospitals treat by titration where they gradually reduce the carbimazole you are taking, I’m afraid I don’t know much about that.
Bus driving and an overactive Thyroid probably don’t go together well. Don’t know about you but I got a bit grouchy - well more than a bit probably.
In fact one of my ‘moments’ was when I was waiting for a park and ride bus, there were half a dozen older pensioners waiting in front of us, gossiping and playing with their phones. The bus arrived, everyone got off, the pensioners didn’t move and eventually I said ‘Well are you going to get on that bus or not because if you don’t the driver will close the door again and go!’ So they got on but the one I spoke to muttered about people who couldn’t wait! Needless to say, my husband was mortified.
I know you don’t want to be off but try to rest and enjoy the time off.
The trouble with being hyper is that you don’t always look ill, I lost so much weight I looked better than ever on the outside but on the inside I was a mess.
I have noticed a change in my mood, I’m more ratty and get stressed easily. It’s not good being a bus driver and feeling like that. I’d be made out to be some crazy lady bus driver I’m only 33 lol, x
Hi, I’m on 40mg x3 propranolol and 20 x2 carbizmol a day
Eyebrows have started growing again : )
Need Advice Please 
Increased anxiety…
Menopaused. Would starting HRT mean reducing NDT? Has anyone experience of this please?
I’m fine. Really?
