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WHAT'S THE PROBLEM
by SexyRedd05, Oct 26, 2007 01:14PM
I'M A 20 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH A GOITER, AND I ALSO HAVE PANIC ATTACKS ALOT. MY HEART START BEATING REALLY FAST, MY BACK STARTS ACHING I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO DIE. I GO TO THE ER LIKE 5 TIMES OUT THE MONTH AND THE DRS. SAID EVERYTHING'S OKAY. I HAD AN EKG DONE 4 TIMES AND IT WAS NORMAL. I ALSO HAD 3 X-RAYS DONE ON MY CHEST AND IT WAS ALSO NORMAL. BUT I FEEL LIKE MY HEART IS GOING TO STOP. I'M ALSO A SMOKER OF CIGARETTES ONLY ANYONE FEELING THE SAME ANY ADVICE
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by jim62, Oct 26, 2007 09:38PM
Try the anxiety board.........
by maggiemag, Oct 26, 2007 10:41PM
Do you just have an enlarged thyroid or are you also hyperthyroid? If you are hyperthyroid, that can cause tachycardia, which is a fast rate. If your TSH level is low, that means an overactive thyroid. Have they done a TSH or an echo on you? And, of course you know this, you need to quit smoking!
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