Diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, taking propranonol for symptoms?!


Question: Diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, taking propranonol for symptoms!?
and feeling so lethargic and tired, I'm taking 40mg twice daily and can barely function!. I have a 2 yr old son to look after!. Is there any harm in reducing my dosage!? Cutting my tabs in half and halving my dose!? I'm also on Carbimazole, but, I''m almost certain it's the propranonol that's making me feel so out of it!. Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Hyperthyrodism can be treated with surgery, radioactive idodine and anti-thyroid drugs!.

Beta-blockers
No matter which of these three methods of treatment you have for your hyperthyroidism, your physician may prescribe a class of drugs known as the beta adrenergic blocking agents that block the action of thyroid hormone on your body!. They usually make you feel better within hours, even though they do not change the high levels of thyroid hormone in your blood!.

These drugs may be extremely helpful in slowing down your heart rate and reducing the symptoms of palpitations, shakes, and nervousness until one of the other forms of treatment has a chance to take effect!. Propranolol (Inderal?) was the first of these drugs to be developed!. Some physicians now prefer related, but longer-acting betablocking drugs such as atenolol (Tenormin?), metoprolol (Lopressor?) and nadolol (Corgard?), and Inderal-LA? because of their more convenient once- or twice-a-day dosage!.

Carbimazole is an anti-thyroid agent that your doctor chooses to treat your hyperthyroidism by blocking the thyroid gland



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