Question about myxedema coma

[Guest guest]

All opinions welcome on this....

I was *very* overmedicated on Tap in 2000 and was taking Atenolol (beta

blocker) during the same time frame. To say I felt like dog poo for a *very*

long time is putting it mildly. I've recently charted all of my old lab

reports and I've noticed that my FT4 was 0.07 in March of 2000 with a normal

range of 0.8 to 1.8.

I've just read an article on myxedema coma that lists factors known to

precipitate a myxedema coma and on the list of medication was beta blockers!

So now I'm wondering how close I was to having this happen to me. I was

beyond sick during this time.....I truly feel that the *only* thing that kept

me alive was my 18 yr old sick dog, whom I loved more than life itself. She

needed me, so I kept it together.

I'm very angry that this Endo so overmedicated me. I've just received in the

mail last week his " write ups/assessments " that he did after every

appointment with me. It's clear that he did not know his head from a hole in

the ground as he UPPED my Tap dose when my TSH was at 5.5 - just above the

normal range and obviously hypo.

So my question....yes, I had one...is how low do your levels have to go

before you are considered to be in a state of amulatory myxedema coma?

Doris - who has worked herself up to a very pizzed off state thinking about

all of this!

[Guest guest]

Your levels were low enough for you to have been in myxedema coma. Brain fog

is common and thickened tongue and low body temp. There's a much higher

mortality rate with myxedema coma than with thyroid storm. It's a shame that

your doctor didn't know how to monitor your meds and a good warning for

others.

[Guest guest]

Your levels were low enough for you to have been in myxedema coma. Brain fog

is common and thickened tongue and low body temp. There's a much higher

mortality rate with myxedema coma than with thyroid storm. It's a shame that

your doctor didn't know how to monitor your meds and a good warning for

others.