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Desperate please help!
Okay here it goes...
I remember the last day i felt normal, the last day i felt strong and healthy it was about 5 years ago when i was 15. I am currently a 20 year old male (very skinny cannot gain muscle) and constantly fatigued.
The night i last felt normal i remember specifically because it felt like someone had literally turned a light switch on in my body. I instantly felt my heart race and thought i was having a heart attack. I had never felt my heart beat so hard, so fast and palpitations every few beats. I called 911 and went to the hospital everything checked out and i was completely healthy.
After that I laid on the couch for about a month, my palpitations were so severe i was afraid to stand up because my heart rate would increase so bad i thought i was going to die. I then got on some anti anxiety medications but those did nothing.
Eventually i was learning to cope, slowly but surely... The heart palpitations were so bad i would think i was constantly dying i must have had 4 heart monitors on within a single year.
Lab tests came back completely fine my symptoms were so severe i couldnt function
I LITERALLY HAVE EVERY SINGLE SYPMTOM OF HYPOTHYRODISM no joke.
Anyways i have been on beta blockers for 4 years now which has allowed me to be able to atleast live a some what normal live. However off and on i have tried to getmy thyroid tested but results come back fine......
It has gotten to the point again where i cannot function, IM SCARED, i feel like im dying literally. I canot work i am to exhausted, i cannot play sports my muscles hurt to bad, i dont sweat so i get sick. I just dont know what to do anymore thats why i am posting this thread. I am hopeless, im only 20 years old i should be healthy and strong and musclular, i eat very healthy but i cannot gain wieght.
Anyways could anybody please point me in any directions to go, i just need something. Sorry this was written very fast and my grammar is bad! - Samuel.
I remember the last day i felt normal, the last day i felt strong and healthy it was about 5 years ago when i was 15. I am currently a 20 year old male (very skinny cannot gain muscle) and constantly fatigued.
The night i last felt normal i remember specifically because it felt like someone had literally turned a light switch on in my body. I instantly felt my heart race and thought i was having a heart attack. I had never felt my heart beat so hard, so fast and palpitations every few beats. I called 911 and went to the hospital everything checked out and i was completely healthy.
After that I laid on the couch for about a month, my palpitations were so severe i was afraid to stand up because my heart rate would increase so bad i thought i was going to die. I then got on some anti anxiety medications but those did nothing.
Eventually i was learning to cope, slowly but surely... The heart palpitations were so bad i would think i was constantly dying i must have had 4 heart monitors on within a single year.
Lab tests came back completely fine my symptoms were so severe i couldnt function
I LITERALLY HAVE EVERY SINGLE SYPMTOM OF HYPOTHYRODISM no joke.
Anyways i have been on beta blockers for 4 years now which has allowed me to be able to atleast live a some what normal live. However off and on i have tried to getmy thyroid tested but results come back fine......
It has gotten to the point again where i cannot function, IM SCARED, i feel like im dying literally. I canot work i am to exhausted, i cannot play sports my muscles hurt to bad, i dont sweat so i get sick. I just dont know what to do anymore thats why i am posting this thread. I am hopeless, im only 20 years old i should be healthy and strong and musclular, i eat very healthy but i cannot gain wieght.
Anyways could anybody please point me in any directions to go, i just need something. Sorry this was written very fast and my grammar is bad! - Samuel.
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While rapid heart rate and palpitations can be present with hypothyroidism, your symptoms seem more like hyperthyroidism (over active thyroid) than they do hypothyroidism (under active).
What other symptoms do you have? Typical symptoms of hypothyroidism might be fatigue, constipation, weight gain, dry skin/hair, hair loss, muscle/joint pain. Typical symptoms of hyperthyroidism might be fatigue, diarrhea, weight loss, mood swings, and of course, the rapid heart rate/palpitations. Some symptoms, such as fatigue and muscle/joint pain can apply to either/both.
Please post your actual thyroid hormone levels and be sure to include reference ranges, which vary lab to lab, so we can better assess your situation. Your doctor should have tested you for TSH, Free T3 and Free T4, at the very least.
Have you had any antibody testing done to determine if you have Graves Disease or Hashimoto's Thyroiditis? These are both autoimmune diseases in which antibodies attack and destroy the thyroid.
Graves Disease is always associated with hyperthyroidism.
Hashimoto's is, typically, associated with hypothyroidism, but can be characterized by periods of hyperthyroidism in the early stages. Hashimoto's is the number 1 cause of hypothyroidism in the developed world and is what most of us, here on the forum have.
One does not have to have a family history of thyroid conditions in order to get either Graves or Hashimoto's, though autoimmune diseases do often run in families but not every member will get the same disease. For instance, I have Hashimoto's and Pernicious Anemia, my son has Type I diabetes and my daughter has Lupus. These are all autoimmune diseases. Neither is age a factor.
What other symptoms do you have? Typical symptoms of hypothyroidism might be fatigue, constipation, weight gain, dry skin/hair, hair loss, muscle/joint pain. Typical symptoms of hyperthyroidism might be fatigue, diarrhea, weight loss, mood swings, and of course, the rapid heart rate/palpitations. Some symptoms, such as fatigue and muscle/joint pain can apply to either/both.
Please post your actual thyroid hormone levels and be sure to include reference ranges, which vary lab to lab, so we can better assess your situation. Your doctor should have tested you for TSH, Free T3 and Free T4, at the very least.
Have you had any antibody testing done to determine if you have Graves Disease or Hashimoto's Thyroiditis? These are both autoimmune diseases in which antibodies attack and destroy the thyroid.
Graves Disease is always associated with hyperthyroidism.
Hashimoto's is, typically, associated with hypothyroidism, but can be characterized by periods of hyperthyroidism in the early stages. Hashimoto's is the number 1 cause of hypothyroidism in the developed world and is what most of us, here on the forum have.
One does not have to have a family history of thyroid conditions in order to get either Graves or Hashimoto's, though autoimmune diseases do often run in families but not every member will get the same disease. For instance, I have Hashimoto's and Pernicious Anemia, my son has Type I diabetes and my daughter has Lupus. These are all autoimmune diseases. Neither is age a factor.
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