02-08-2013, 06:15
I have just been diagnosed as hyperthyroid but my T3 and T4 are only slightly abnormal. I am already on beta blockers because of my heart condition and I think my hyperthyroidism was caused by amiodarone poisoning. I am getting a thyroid scan done in a couple of weeks to see if it is amiodarone induced hyperthyroidism, grave's disease or something else. One thing I noticed was I have been super busy lately and kind of addicted to these protein bars. They have iodine in them (I didn't know I had a thyroid issue when I started eating them) so I will be cutting those out of my diet. They also stopped my warfarin so I can eat spinach and other green veges to limit thyroid activity a bit. I also probably need to go back to my naturopath *sigh* I was so excited to be off the warfarin and now my thyroid looks like the "big bad" this year. At least it isn't a-fib again though. I am hoping if I get this under control maybe my NBE will work better. BTW I am not taking supplements for NBE but am eating a little bit of soy and dairy.