Doctors cant agree

[manda11]

June 11, 08 I ended up in the er late that night with my blood pressure 158/118 and my heart rate in the 100's, my heart felt like it was going to pound out of my chest, I also had a horrible headache and was very irriatable.  Earlier that day I had been out in the sun and heat for probable a total of 6 hours off and on that day and was very exhausted, later that day I got a horrible headache.  I had been getting headaches off and on 2-3 days before everything, and put it off as being my sinuses due to being in the heat.  I was put back on Accupril 10mg for the blood pressure, and a month later my bp was stable 120/80 or less, althought my heart rate stayed high usually around 120 even when resting. I had about 5 EKG's done and they were normal, I was then sent to a cardiologists and had a stress test done, I was only on for 4 minutes due to my heart rate going from 150's to the 170's and almost passing out from it.  I had blood work done for uric acid which was normal, and an ultrasound of my kidney's which was normal. I also wore a heart moniter for 24 hours, which the cardiologists said was normal, and that my average heart rate was 109-112.  My family doctor had some blood work done and said that the only thing that wasn't normal was my cholesterol level was a little high.  The cardiologists basically said that I was young, and "should" be able to handle it.  The next day I ended up in the er my blood pressure was 162/106 my heart rate was in the 120's, my right arm was completely numb/weak, my mouth was numb, and I could barely talk from being so confused and disoriented. The er doctor looked at my blood work and said my thyroid level was abnormal, he said it wasn't horrible that it was boarderline but that I need to be on a low-dose thyroid medicine for hyperthryoidism, and put me on 50mg twice daily of metoprolol generic for lopressor.  My heart rate went to the high 70's-low 90's, and my bp was usually around 110/70 sometimes lower, well my family doctor a week later with the same blood results said my thryoid is fine, and actually lowered my lopressor, and took me off of the Accupril 10mg. The next day I was taken to the er with my heart rate being 163 the doctor there looked at my blood results and agreed that I had hyperthryoidism and needed to be on medicine for it, and put me back on 50 mg of lopressor twice a day.  I was just taken back to the er today for my blood pressure being 152/92 and my heart rate 138.  When these episodes happen I feel very dizzy, weak, shaky nervous feeling, my face turns bright red and feels like its on fire, my whole body is buring up yet I feel like I'm freezing at the same time. I start to feel disoriented and my right arm feels very weak. The doctor at this er did blood work to check my tsh but said it looked fine.  So I'm not sure what to do.  Hyperthryoidism especially Graves Disease runs very strong on my mothers side of the family.  I have looked some things up on it, and some of the symptoms seem to fit me. I went from weighing 206 when everything started and now I'm down to 180 even though I'm eating more than before, my hair is getting really thin especially on the right side, my eyes constantly feel dry, I always feel very hot, and when I'm in the heat I start sweating more than usual, I've been having a hard time falling asleep at night even though I'm exhausted, I constantly get a shaky/nervous feeling, and my moods are up and down all the time.  I'm just confused with the whole hyperthryoidism.

[ChitChatNine]

Do you have copies of the "ok TSH" bloodwork as they call it?

C~

[AR-10]

Doctors often don't agree.

Has your family doctor run a few thyroid antibody tests? Has he checked your Free T3 and Free T4? Has he palpated your gland or discussed an ultrasound?