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Hypothyroid Anxiety

Was diagnosed Hypo November last year and treated with 50mcg Levothyroxine and had very few symptoms for some time. Then in may this year started to get more symptoms including what I can only describe as waves of anxiety, tested again and TSH was 7.2 dosage upped to 100mcg.  Anxiety is slightly better but still occasionally comes in waves, accompanied by heart flutters and for no apparent reaon, I have been on 100 cof 6 weeks has anyone experienced this type of anxiety and has it gone away when TSH levels have been corrected.  My GP wont test me  again until mid November as she says it is too early to see if the 100mcg dose is working?
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393685 tn?1425812522
It really is important to not only go by the TSH reading.

Yes TSH is important but it should not be the only level looked at to balance these issues out.

It seems constantly that either patients are convinced that the TSH lab is the only thing that determines why they have this suffering and doctor rely way too much on just the TSH for hypothyroidism.

Please ask your doctors to run the Free T3 and the Free T4's with your routine blood work. The free T3 is very helpful when trying to resolve these issues - especially with the anxiety.

You may be in close TSH levels - but the Free testing may still be off and need to be tweeked to relieve you.

Adding xanax and other anti anxiety - or anti depressants can alter the TSH for some people and it can be like starting over again.

I am not saying don't get it - I have a running Rx for Xanax if I need it - but I am seeing that the more stable I go in my levels that are right for me the better I feel and don't have symptoms.
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519035 tn?1348275773
yup sorry, I am still having anxiety at tsh 1.91, cuz my fog lifts, and then fades. I am increasing tomorrow .25 so we'll see how this goes. Anxiety is common with thryoids. I would ask for a small amount of something to help you through it, I am on generic xanax. Take it when needed.
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616450 tn?1228433627
Ohhhh mannn! You mean if and when I go hypo I still have to deal with THAT?
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519035 tn?1348275773
I would say in a another week or so you should have blood work doen. When I was on levo it took 6-8 weeks. I would demand another round. That anxiety your feeling is probably means your tsh is too high.
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After 13 years of being treated post-iodine therapy, well, hell yes, I have anxiety.  And all the other stupid symptoms associated with this medication problem.

My TSH was .139 four weeks ago.  When I insisted to my family doctor it was time to see an endocrinologist he failed to reduce my dosage.  I spent four weeks cutting my tabs in half, so I was taking 67.5 mcg instead, in which time my TSH jumped to 10.74.

My family doctor increased my dosage to 150 mcg a year ago when I found out my husband was having an affair, after 30 years of marriage.  He didn't even do a TSH, just bumped it up.  Now I am miserable, gained almost 100 pounds, and he is telling me to eat one less Ritz cracker a day and show some restraint when I eat for God's sake.  (Guess that 6 oz salad and chicken leg that is my daily diet isn't quite restrictive enough for him.)

Yup, I am angry, fat, and anxious.  I think we all are!
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