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| marieann
- Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:53 pm |
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I am a 30 year old female that has hyperthyroid. I am on Propylthiouracil and I have some of the side effects but when i went to the emergency room I was told that i have acid reflux and that is what is causing my severe coughing, Could I have been misdiagnosed? I have a sore throat and cough alot.
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:27 pm |
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 When you say misdiagnosed, which diagnosis are you referring to? There are many reasons for coughs, and acid reflux is one of the more common causes. If severe enough it could cause a sore throat, but this is not classic. Other common causes of reflux are post-nasal drip which can also cause a sore throat, a class of medications known as beta-blockers, and asthma.
Fill me in a bit more on your question and I'll try to help you a little more specifically.
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| marieann
- Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:14 am |
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mclowejr wrote:When you say misdiagnosed, which diagnosis are you referring to? There are many reasons for coughs, and acid reflux is one of the more common causes. If severe enough it could cause a sore throat, but this is not classic. Other common causes of reflux are post-nasal drip which can also cause a sore throat, a class of medications known as beta-blockers, and asthma. Fill me in a bit more on your question and I'll try to help you a little more specifically.
I think that I may have been mis diagnosed with the acid reflux. I seen my bloodwork and I have hyperthyroid. I just don't want the sideeffect of the prescription that I am on. If I have a sore throat, fever, and or cough I may have low white blood cell counts and I don't know where that would lead too but I don't want it.
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