Fw: Static Weight

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Hi ,

Congratulations on finding an educated (self-educating?) doctor--sounds like

he even has a sense of humor!

I would be concerned about dizziness and wonder if that meant it was time to

(gradually) decrease your beta blocker. I would ignore the change from

losing weight to stabilizing at this point so long as you're eating wisely.

When hyper we " burn up " stored nutrients and lose muscle and bone; in my

case I lost bone and also 50 points of cholesterol, all of which was the

" good (HDL?) variety. So your metabolism in the recent past may not be a

good point of comparison.

I really envy you walks on the beach. And unlike on my part of the globe,

you must be moving into summer. I suppose 20 years from now we'll be able to

post little videos our surroundings along with these letters . . .

Best wishes,

B.

>

> Hi all,

>

> I wonder if any of you can shed some light on this...

>

> I have been taking Propranolol (beta-blockers) since I was diagnosed

> with

> GD. When my last blood test results showed that my Free T4 was

> reducing, I

> reduced my dose of Carbimazole from 10mg twice a day to 5mg three

> times a

> day and the doctor suggested I also reduce my Propranolol from 10mg

> three

> times a day to 10mg twice a day. I never *did* take my beta-blockers

> three

> times a day, I always took 10mg twice a day because I felt that worked

> better for me so in effect, I haven't reduced my dosage of Beta-

> Blockers at all.

>

> My question is.. I have been losing weight even before I got GD

> because I am

> on a low-fat no sugar diet (I am diabetic). What is puzzling me is

> that I

> *should* be losing weight because I am still on my diet. I haven't

> lost any

> weight for about a month and I *know* my body and I *should* be losing

> weight. I am also getting a lot more exercise than every before, I

> walk

> briskly on the beach for an hour every day.

>

> I know that I am definitely NOT hypo becuause the other day I missed

> my

> midday dose of Carbimazole and the next morning I was bouncing off

> the walls

> and my eyes were swollen (a sure sign I am hyper) also, my blood test

> was

> done just 2 weeks ago and my Free T4 count was still high (30.. norm

> is 8-20).

>

> I was wondering whether the beta-blockers are slowing down my

> metabolism too

> much. I have checked on the web and cannot find any side-effects that

> would

> explain this but I feel tempted to reduce my dosage of beta-blockers

> from

> 10mg twice a day to 5mg twice a day.

>

> Another reason that I would like to reduce my beta-blockers that I

> get the

> occasional spell of dizziness, especially when I bend down. My blood

> pressure is quite normal. 120/80 so I know that cannot be the cause.