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Hello,

My name is and I'm 31. I've been reading with interest some

previous postings. It's definitely opened my eyes as to the

treatment possibilities out there.

For the last few months I've been experiencing some mild

nervousness/anxiety, occasional palpitations, sleep disturbances,

irritability, and slight weight loss, but no eye problems. I never

really had it checked into, because I've been having some other

serious personal issues that I just thought were causing me stress.

And I thought they would just put me on antidepressants. About a

month ago I saw a new IM (internal med doc) to have him check my

triglycerides, which had been high in the past. He also had them do

TSH, which came back almost totally suppressed. He then ordered the

TSH (suppressed again) again, along with FT3 (slightly above normal

range) and FT4 (slightly above normal range). I apologize that I

don't have the exact numbers. He said at that time that it appears I

have hyperthyroidism. He wants me to have the uptake scan done

(which I'm having done this week), and is leaning toward the RAI. He

doesn't like the ATDs because of the Agranulocytosis risk, and

because I would need to have constant monitoring of my labs, meds,

etc.

The complication here is that my wife and I are trying to get

pregnant between now and 3 months from now. The IM and his Endo

buddy say the uptake scan is no problem for me, but that I should

hold off on the ATDs or RAI until the 3 months are up.

Just wondering what you all think of my situation? I have absolutely

no history of any thyroid problems in my family. Also, I have been

taking a Centrum-type multivitamin for about a year that has 150 mcg

of iodine in it. I wonder if that may be spurring on my

hyperthyroid. I've decided to stop taking that for awhile.

Thanks for listening (er reading),

in Wisconsin