If you doctor informed you of hyperthyroidism being your issue - it most likely was found by the TSH lab being low.
The free T3 in hyperthyroidism get too high for the body to handle and with this active form of hormone pumping more than it should the whoozy head with high BP should be common. - which can be directly related to heart issues.
If your doctor believes hyperthyroidism is an issue and your labs indicate this with TSH > LOW - Free T3 < HIGH and Free T4 <HIGH tests you may want to push him into looking at Graves testing to see if autoimmune hyperthyroidism is the problem. The dx of hyperthyroidism should be treated with anti throid medication like methimozole and then retested to see if that helps more so than just adding in BP meds - espcially with heart issues you have had.
You need to read more on the effects of ACTIVE Free T3 and heart issues. You will find alot of information that could help you understand more.
Hello godwithme, I went for over 6 years with many symptoms and doctors would give me anti depressants, blood pressure pills etc and send me on my way. The bottom line is, if you feel something is wrong, then something is probably wrong.
Here are some the common symptoms of a Hyperthyroid condition (I am no expert just a fellow person with a Hyperthyroid condition) You may only have a temporary overactive thyroid condition and actually not have thyroid disease hard to tell with out more data.
• Palpitations
• Heat intolerance
• Nervousness
• Insomnia
• Breathlessness
• Increased bowel movements
• Light or absent menstrual periods
• Fatigue
• Fast heart rate
• Trembling hands
• Weight loss
• Muscle weakness
• Warm moist skin
• Hair loss
• Staring gaze
We may not all feel all of those symptoms and there are many other problems that can also cause those symptoms besides thyroid problems. I have sore throats and headaches all the time as well as short term memory problems also, so depending on what is causing your Hyperthyroidism you will probably have varying symptoms.
When your doctor told you that you had a hyperactive thyroid, I assume you had some blood work done? Can you post the results here and the reference ranges?
Your blood results showing Free T3, Free T4, TSH, TPOab and TgAb values.
There are a lot of people on this forum that know much more than I, and I am sure they will help answer your questions if you can post some more data for us to look at regarding your situation.
McMillan
I know my head felt very funny when I was hyper and hypo but in your case you have ailments that may also be contributing. I learned that patients is a must with thyroid problems. Good luck!