Synthroid and frequent heart flutters

[Tinsk]

I was diagnosed with hashimotos disease about 6 months ago and put on .025mg of synthroid.  After a few months, I started to notice my heart flutter.  It eventually turned into a feeling that I experienced everyday...several times a day.  I had all the work up done by a cardiologist and nothing showed up.  My GP finally reduced my synthroid to half a pill.  When my numbers were checked a month later my TSH went up to 35!!!  But, my flutters went away.  My synthroid was increased again to .025mg and guess what is comming back...MY FLUTTERS!!  I want to know if there is anyone out there who is having or has had the same expierience.  I feel like no one that I know can relate and it scares me.

[Tinsk]

thank you guys so much for your in-put.  it is so nice to hear that there are other people who are feeling the same way.  everything that i have read about synthroid, though, has said that side effects were very rare.  thank you guys again for your help...it means alot!

[Agel]

I also take a low dose of Synthroid and a couple of years ago I had heart flutters/palpitations that were very scary, every day more than once. I went to my doctor and a cardiologist and they all thought I was crazy. My cardiologist told me to take more magnesium and a nurse suggested it was probably too much coffee. I always thought it was the Synthroid but have never been able to prove it and I'm not sure what to do about it either.  I stopped taking it for awhile, then started being very tired, depressed, etc. and a new doctor diagnosed me with Hashimotos and I am taking it again. I haven't had any heart flutters for awhile now, just an occassional almost unnoticeable one, so I'm not sure what helped if anything but I agree with Debr33's post to take a day or two off a week.

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[momofEB]

I have taken sythroid for several years now and have started to have "heart flutters".  I am not sure why unless I have "anxiety" but I don't think I do, as I thought that is what it may be but after reading all of your comments I'm beginning to think I don't have anxiety.  I am not really sure how to describe the sensation.  It's almost like adrenaline running through me.  Could that be the same feeling as "heart flutters".  Also, I will have my eyes closed (sleeping) and feel like I am shaking all over and open my eyes and my body's not even moving but I feel like I am shaking inside.  It only occurs when I am either just about to fall asleep or during my sleep and it wakes me up.  Does it occur at those times and like that for anyone else?