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.

[joatmars]

Hi all.  Glad to find this place.  I would second the advice about taking synthroid in the morning on an empty stomach.  To sweetie2 and cinnamon I would suggest that you look at the www.ndrf.org website.  It deals with something called dysautonomia, of which mitral valve prolapse is a type.  Dysautonomia ALSO presents with heart issues, tremors, the low blood pressure that someone mentioned in one of the earlier posts. I don't advocate self-diagnosing, but folks do know how they feel.  I have both dysautonomia and hashimoto's (as well as fibro and cfs) and can tell you from personal experience that because they have many overlapping symptoms, it can be very, very difficult to determine which problem is causing the symptoms. If adjusting thyroid medications isn't helping, it's worth a look.  As most folks would probably attest to here, you simply cannot count on your doctor to do all the work - unless you're happy living your life from antidepressant to antidepressant.

[anniet]

Thanks for responding...How did you deal with the insomnia?
Did your doc put you on sleeping pills etc? This whole thing is the absolute worst.

[ShannieK]

Hi, been there, Have Hashimoto's, also was started on 50mcg when first diagnosed a year ago, and went up in dose real fast.  Now that you have started treatment, really keep a log of symptoms.  When I was diagnosed, I had everything wrong with me that I could have wrong with me, and each time they raised my dose I felt better.  Your level is pretty high right now, I'm thinking you will notice more of an improvement as they mess with your dose alittle more.  Sometimes this whole thing takes awhile, but you will find your dose.  Good luck

[Sweetie2]

I started having heart flutters 2 days ago & today it was worse, along with low blood pressure.  I'm not on any medication & haven't had my thyroid checked lately.  I've had problems with borderline high TSH in the past but it always goes back to normal on its own so they've never put me on meds.  The heart tests always come back normal.  I have mitral valve prolapse so my heart flutters might be from that, but I feel like it's my thyroid.  My mother has history of thyroid problems & had to have hers removed.  Is there anything I can take when I get these flutters & low pressure back to normal?

[witchway]

I found all the comments so comforting. The heart flutters are the most frighting thing I have ever experienced. I went to see a doctor, had EKG's and even went to the ER one night because I thought I was having a heart attack. Guess what they all said anxiety even gave me another Rx.  It took me a while to figure it out on my own. What did I do differently that brought on the flutters? It came to me that Synthroid must be taken first thing in the morning and on an empty stomach. I had started to take it after breakfast on a full stomach, or sometimes late in the day.  Well, guess what, no more flutters. I am following the instructions and I feel great !

[cjFW]

well, i'm new to hypothyroid diagnosis. have miserable heart flutters.
i'm on armour thyroid. initially was on 120 mg. but went down to 60 mg.
does synthroid and armour thyroid work the same? my doc seemed puzzled about flutters.  so is this not a common thyroid or thyoroid med side effect symptom?
thanks, cj