I AM THEATED FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM BUT I FEEL VERY SICK

[albert2011]

ONE DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK ON DEC 03 MY HEART STATED RACING FOR NO REASON I DID NOT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION BUT FOR SEVERAL OTHER DAYS THIS HAPPEN AGAIN SO I WAS VERY NERVOU AND WHENT TO MY DOCTOR AND I WAS REFERRED TO A CARDIOLOGIST ALL KIND OF TEST WHERE DONE EKG STRESS HOLTER MONITOR ECT AND EVRY THING CAME OUT FINE THEN MY FAMILY DOCTOR CALL ME AND TOLD ME MY THYROID READINGS WERE HIGH ABOUT 7.9 TSH AND I WAS REFERED TO AN ENDOCRONOLOGIST I WAS OK FOR ABOUT 2 YEAR BAD DAYS GOOD DAYS THEM IN OCTOBER 2005 I WAS AT A STORE AND I WAS FEELING REALLY WEAK I LEFT AND WHILE DRIVING MY HEART STARTED RACING AGAIN THEN I PANIC AND WHEN I GOT HOME I CALL 911 EVRYTHING CAME OUT FINE MY PULSE WAS ABOUT 110 BPM I WAS REAALY NERVOUS AGIAN WENT TO THE HEART DOCTOR AND ALL TEST CAME OUT FINE BUT I DO GET RAPID HEART BEATS VERY OFTEN IT USUALLY HAPPEN THAT I FEEL REALLY WEAK THEN MY HEART STARTS RACING RECENTLY MY DOCTOR CAME ME TOPROL .25 MG HE SAID IT SHOULD HELP MY THYROID READING IS ABOUT 3.50 TSH BUT I FEEL VERY WEAK AND MY HEAD FEELS HEAVY, MENTAL SLOWNESS LIKE I AM WALKING IN AIR AND I DO GET NERVOUS SOMETIMES I THINK I AM DYING BECAUSE I HAVE NO STRENCH  AND I AM AN OUTGOING PERSON BUT I HARDLY DO NOTHING BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS VERY TIRED AND WITH  ENERGY WHEN I FEEL LIKE THIS I GET NERVOUS AND I TAKE XANAX WHICH HELP AND RELAXES ME BUT THE SYMPTOMS DONT GO AWAY I HEARD THAT MY THYROID CAN MAKE ME FEEL LIKE THIS EVEN DO THAT IS IN RANGE ACCAORDING TO THE LAB AND I WAS ALSO TOLD MAYBE TO TRY A  MEDICATION WITH T4 AND T3 AND ALSO I READ THAT BELOW 2 TSH WILL MAKE ME FEEL BETTER

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

Tough to know - the concern with a lower TSH or adding T3 would be additional stimulation to the heart.  Would not use armour as the T3 content is too high esp for a person with your heart symtpoms.

[Dixie1]

TSH of 3.5 is not normal. The new guideline for TSH is 0.3-3.0, however this is just a guideline. You could get down to 2.9 and still have symptoms, every person is different. The most conclusive testing to get done is Free T3 and Free T4. Hopefully, you had the different thyroid antibodies tested to determine if you have autoimmune Hashimoto's. ??

Yes, a T3/4 combo medication has been found to be the most effective. Your thyroid makes both for a reason, and with a T4 only drug many of your symptoms will remain. Armour and Naturthroid are 2 natural T3/4 medications that work for a large percentage of people. Some people have to add a T4 medication to this in addition, and on rare occasion a T3 instead.

Please go to StoptheThyroidMadness.com and read everything you can. It will change your life, and you need to find a doctor that knows that T4 meds only are not effective, as well as one who tests Free T3/4. Getting free T3/4 into the mid to high range of 'normal' usually eliminates symptoms. A Holistic MD usually will know this. Endos typically will blow you off as normal if they do test free T3/4 and it is in the low part of the range. This happened to me, and I found a new doctor.

Also, make sure to get your adrenal glands tested. The best test is a 4x/day saliva test, which tests for cortisol and DHEA, 2 of the steroid hormones. Aldosterone and the sex hormones should be tested also using blood tests. Some thyroid and adrenal symptoms overlap, and low cortisol can increase your hypo symptoms. The website I mentioned has good information on this, also.

Good luck to you!

[Dixie1]

Low cortisol may very well be the reason you are having heart problems! Please get it tested as I mentioned in the earlier post.

With ALL thyroid medications, the information packet states not take thyroid meds if you have adrenal insufficiency. The adrenal insufficiency or fatigue needs to be addressed, or you will continue to have problems.

Also, please visit the International Hormone Society on the web, and go into the area concerning petitions. You will find great info there about cortisol/adrenals. T4/3 combo meds can cause heart symptoms, but it is usually because you need cortisol! Without enough cortisol, T4 gets converted too much to T3, and you will get hyperthyroid-like symptoms such as heart palpitations, etc. This can happen on a T4 only drug.

Healthy days ahead!