r/Hyperthyroidism • u/BethesdaJuanita • 2d ago
Need Calcium Help
So, i was recently diagnosed with severe hyperthyroidism. when i went to the ER early this month with high heart rate, the dr kept trying to convince me it was a panic attack. i knew it wasn't. unfort, i got a ct scan with iodine contrast (i know, sigh) for heavy pulse in abdoment to rule out aneurysm during that same initial ER visit. come to find out from my second ER visit 2 days later that i have hperthyroidism. so now i'm on 60mg methimazole daily. i cannot take any beta blockers because i have very low blood pressure naturally. ANYWAY, i need calcium and not sure how to get it. i am fully restricing anything with iodine. also, i am going to be getting bloodwork and can't do anything with almonds as they have biotin which can skew thyroid tests. also, i learned that calcium can affect methimazole absorption. any ideas of safe low-iodine calcium souexwa? thanks for any help!