What is the normal way of taking care of hyperthyroidism?

@tfaperson1
It’s common. The severity tends to track with the elevation of your Trab antibodies. When antibodies are higher, eye problems are worse. Find yourself an endocrinologist who is knowledgeable about thyroid conditions. If you have Grave’s, there are other adverse conditions that can happen, and a good endo can help.

@sueinmn id rather deal with that then the scary and frequent skipped beats/PVC heart palpations... Sometimes just standing up makes my heart race then that's when the palpations start and last until it calms down and a while after. Especially with anxiety and now Everytime I have to leave the house I get anxious and then it happens and really scary when it's like three or four in a row and then usually it's like 20 mins to an hour of them happening and some are one then ten seconds later another...then could be a few seconds or a few minutes. It's not a lot when I'm at home and relaxed but the gut symptoms have me constantly belching and constantly with air and feels like a thump or skipped beat when the air moves or gets stuck but hard to tell bc sometimes I feel it in my stomach or side and then some in the middle of my chest and thought it was IBS until I seen what hyperthyroidism can cause. I've slowly had a dropping TSH level over the last five years and last year it was .43 TSH they said they wanted .5 but my t4 was normal range and I only had a couple palps here and there which I'm used to having a severe panic disorder since a teen and my son now has it and has them here and there also which most people do with anxiety... But anyway, I have had svt and been on metoprolol succ er since age 17 after having my son and was on 100 staring until they cut me to 50 bc my hr was in the 40s and I was freaking out and they said it wasn't serious but to try the 50 then I was on that for years until I hated the tiredness so went to 25 and was on that daily and an extra half if needed untill we tried increasing for my Svt that started being for frequent and 50 was too much for me and made me too dizzy and tired and low BP and hr they said was fine and expected on metoprolol but to try 37.5 and I ended up getting an ablation for Svt Jan 5th this year and stayed on 25 mg metoprolol for palpations... 6 days post op I had one five second or so run of Svt that stopped on its own which can happen in the healing they call blanking period but Svt used to happen every 3 to 5 days at least and up to 7 times a Day that vagal maneuvers stopped... But it's been over a month now with no Svt but before my surgery I had palps Start while out and decided to try and go home and it kept happening for 20 mins I wasn't used to so call an ambulance... Then I've been to the hospital twice since my surgery bc my increasing palps I want used to three in a row and so many but apparently they are benign and just bothersome and then my cardiologist said try 37.5 again .. 50 made me dizzy again when I took 37.5 then an extra like 6 hrs later when palps happened but it was the first day and had to give my body time to adjust and level out so was dizzy and laid down for like 4 hrs then felt better... That's why my Dr said take it before you sleep at least 4 hrs bc that's when the majority of effects happen. So I figured I'd give it time to level out on 37.5 and it's helped around the house, hope while im out it will bc I get real anxious leaving now but I gotta deal with it to get to my blood work and Dr appointment for my levels and get started on meds asap even though I'm scared of new med but I'm scared of living like this also. I didn't get this ablation to fix one issue just to have to be scared and confined home and bed ridden . Not even a year ago my TSH was .43 and Normal t4 free now my TSH was .39 in the ER which dangerous isn't until .1 (10) or under. I hope the meds are safe and I don't get many side effects at least not bad ones. From what I've read the two main meds are widely used and safe and rare bad side effects. I just want to feel better and want the palpations to stop and these gut issues. I'm sick of being scared to go anywhere and getting anxious thinking about them then they happen the whole time until I get home And lay down some time and I'm in a calm . My Drs assistant told me keep telling myself it won't harm me and try to calm myself.. but I hope the meds work fast and the palpations go Away or at least happen lot less. Glad to read stories so I'm not alone and know many go through the same and are fine. Thank you if you made it through my whole story. Glad you are doing better for the most part and sorry about the other symptoms but at least they are more better to deal with

@paigenichole1989 Wow, that's a long time to be dealing with SVT, thyroid issues and anxiety.
Many members on Mayo Connect have complicated health issues like yours. You might like to chat. With some people who have dealt with SAM'S and ablation.
Here is a group with a current discussion:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-do-you-live-with-svt/
Have you had counseling to help manage your anxiety?

@sueinmn I was in antidepressants for 19 years and had issues getting a prescription so went through the withdrawals so figured why not try it without then when I tried again side effects were too much at the time to get through and my Svt was pretty controlled for 17 years .. it only happened here and there and with triggers I avoided, my meds worked well for it then it got worse around a year and a half ago and just got the ablation, my aunt got it for the same thing and has been free if it over 15 years . It wasn't that bad ... But not realizing some symptoms were from my thyroid slowly lowering.. my anxiety I learned to manage and Only have attacks here and there until the thyroid symptoms and now I'm anxious about going anywhere and get my palpations acting up worrying.. going to get my levels Sunday then see my family Dr wens so she can see what the t3 and t4 say and see if it's subclinical or what bc apparently if TSH is low and others are fine it's not full blown or something but want to catch it ..and treat it and have my life back with my kids and husband. Thought I finally would after my ablation then had to run into something else.

I had diagnosed with Graves 30 years ago. Taking levotaroxine since then. My thyroid is being up and down and some times being controlled. 7 years ago i started feeling a lots of different symptoms ONLYwhen I'm sleeping
Even when I'm taking a nap (waking up trembling, caughing, palpitations, fast breathing, headache, etc
Is anyone have these symptoms?
I already did a lots of test with no diagnostic results

Hi, I was diagnosed with Graves last year. I have been on Methimazole with tapering doses as I got better. My Trap antibodies have decreased to almost nothing. I also added L-cartitine and selenium(appropriate dose) daily for immune support. I go to an endocrinologist who watches my TSH, Free T4 nd Free T3. I feel good, sleep well, and feel that I am heading for remission with this course.

@covidstinks2023 I went in remission after about a year. That was 9 years ago and still good!

I was diagnosed with Graves in 2008. My TSH was high, Free T3 was high and my Free T4 was 4 times higher than the high side of the "normal range". I had a goiter, a racing heart, and was later told I had become mean which was very or of sorts for me. The first thing the MDs told me was "We need to take that thyroid out!" Then I saw an Endocrinologist who ASKED ME what I wanted to do. I told him I wanted to try medication and he said ok. I was on anti thyroid for a few years but then all my numbers were going down. We stepped me down and down and down till I was off meds completely. That was 2013 and I've been in total remission since then. Remission is REAL and wonderful!

@mbadt So one doctor wanted to remove your thyroid and another one helped you get off the medications you were on and found that your thyroid was normal or fine?

What medications did they have you on and what and how did the doctor help you off of them?

I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease and told that the medication she wants to put me on is Levothyroxine. Has anyone been on this med and how long does it take to see a difference with less fatigue, more energy, less soreness around the neck? Does it take a few weeks or month or two to kick in and see a difference or is it quicker acting then that? The fatigue is rough!

My Dr did a ultrasound and a thyroid nodule was found, however it is small. My Dr. doesn't want to do any testing on it. Well, I am having sore throat, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth. I would prefer to have more testing to make sure nothing else is going on, like cancer. Has anyone else been in this situation? I am thinking about finding another Dr. as I don't like the one I have. I also have CVID Immune Deficiency. Anyone else have an immune deficiency too? Thank you!