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Two months ago I had a major heart palpitation that put me down for around 20 minutes and since I have had a terrible feeling in my chest everyday that does not go away and gets worse when I lie down. It is a bad feeling that is just hard to explain. My TSH was tested and came back low and that is always the result but my GP will not do anything to help me. He just wanted to put me on HRT instead of listening he assumes I have menopause and didn't even test for it. I have swallowing problems and lost alot of weight now because of not being able to swallow. My main concern though is the bad feeling in the chest. Can anyone help?
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wow sorry about that, my pc messed up and it added like way more then it should have. I am so sorry.
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Hi everyone, I just went to the doctor again today and requested my lab results for the past two months. My TSH Oct. 25 was 0.23 on Dec.3 it was 0.24 and then on Dec.12 it was .50 which all says low to me.My free T4 was 14.3 on Oct.25 and then 13.0 on Dec.12 my Free T3 was 4.13 on Oct.25 and then 3.68 on Dec.12 and my free Thyroxine was 13.0 pmol/L on Dec.12 plus my cholesterol is high. I am quite worried about these results and the doctor saying it is normal. He is not even taking into consideration that I am American that had an American diet for 30 years plus with being female and all the other problems I have, he should be wanting to see whats going on and help me. I am going to try and get in and see an endocrinologist next Teusday if all goes well. He costs $300.00 so not too sure I can afford him at the moment. I will let everyone know if I do get to see him. Thank you ifupleze for the help and giving me the name of that stuff to get and also skymax2000 the doctor will not even listen to me so when I talk to him about helping me with this thyroid stuff he just says your anxious and will not even refer me to anyone to see if there is something there other than what he assumes is anxiety. He should have known by the lab results that my thyroid is just not what it should be but he did not nor did he care. Honestly the doctor I have here just is not that good at all and it seems like he sees me as a big waist of his time. I really don't want his type of help now because he is not concerned with my health in any way and could care less if I am alive to see my kids grow or not. I am going to get a new doctor within the next few weeks hopefully, if I can find one that actually cares and wants to do his job. Thanks again everyone for you help and concern. talk soon.
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Hi everyone, I just went to the doctor again today and requested my lab results for the past two months. My TSH Oct. 25 was 0.23 on Dec.3 it was 0.24 and then on Dec.12 it was .50 which all says low to me.My free T4 was 14.3 on Oct.25 and then 13.0 on Dec.12 my Free T3 was 4.13 on Oct.25 and then 3.68 on Dec.12 and my free Thyroxine was 13.0 pmol/L on Dec.12 plus my cholesterol is high. I am quite worried about these results and the doctor saying it is normal. He is not even taking into consideration that I am American that had an American diet for 30 years plus with being female and all the other problems I have, he should be wanting to see whats going on and help me. I am going to try and get in and see an endocrinologist next Teusday if all goes well. He costs $300.00 so not too sure I can afford him at the moment. I will let everyone know if I do get to see him. Thank you ifupleze for the help and giving me the name of that stuff to get and also skymax2000 the doctor will not even listen to me so when I talk to him about helping me with this thyroid stuff he just says your anxious and will not even refer me to anyone to see if there is something there other than what he assumes is anxiety. He should have known by the lab results that my thyroid is just not what it should be but he did not nor did he care. Honestly the doctor I have here just is not that good at all and it seems like he sees me as a big waist of his time. I really don't want his type of help now because he is not concerned with my health in any way and could care less if I am alive to see my kids grow or not. I am going to get a new doctor within the next few weeks hopefully, if I can find one that actually cares and wants to do his job. Thanks again everyone for you help and concern. talk soon.
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Hi everyone, I just went to the doctor again today and requested my lab results for the past two months. My TSH Oct. 25 was 0.23 on Dec.3 it was 0.24 and then on Dec.12 it was .50 which all says low to me.My free T4 was 14.3 on Oct.25 and then 13.0 on Dec.12 my Free T3 was 4.13 on Oct.25 and then 3.68 on Dec.12 and my free Thyroxine was 13.0 pmol/L on Dec.12 plus my cholesterol is high. I am quite worried about these results and the doctor saying it is normal. He is not even taking into consideration that I am American that had an American diet for 30 years plus with being female and all the other problems I have, he should be wanting to see whats going on and help me. I am going to try and get in and see an endocrinologist next Teusday if all goes well. He costs $300.00 so not too sure I can afford him at the moment. I will let everyone know if I do get to see him. Thank you ifupleze for the help and giving me the name of that stuff to get and also skymax2000 the doctor will not even listen to me so when I talk to him about helping me with this thyroid stuff he just says your anxious and will not even refer me to anyone to see if there is something there other than what he assumes is anxiety. He should have known by the lab results that my thyroid is just not what it should be but he did not nor did he care. Honestly the doctor I have here just is not that good at all and it seems like he sees me as a big waist of his time. I really don't want his type of help now because he is not concerned with my health in any way and could care less if I am alive to see my kids grow or not. I am going to get a new doctor within the next few weeks hopefully, if I can find one that actually cares and wants to do his job. Thanks again everyone for you help and concern. talk soon.
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Hi everyone, I just went to the doctor again today and requested my lab results for the past two months. My TSH Oct. 25 was 0.23 on Dec.3 it was 0.24 and then on Dec.12 it was .50 which all says low to me.My free T4 was 14.3 on Oct.25 and then 13.0 on Dec.12 my Free T3 was 4.13 on Oct.25 and then 3.68 on Dec.12 and my free Thyroxine was 13.0 pmol/L on Dec.12 plus my cholesterol is high. I am quite worried about these results and the doctor saying it is normal. He is not even taking into consideration that I am American that had an American diet for 30 years plus with being female and all the other problems I have, he should be wanting to see whats going on and help me. I am going to try and get in and see an endocrinologist next Teusday if all goes well. He costs $300.00 so not too sure I can afford him at the moment. I will let everyone know if I do get to see him. Thank you ifupleze for the help and giving me the name of that stuff to get and also skymax2000 the doctor will not even listen to me so when I talk to him about helping me with this thyroid stuff he just says your anxious and will not even refer me to anyone to see if there is something there other than what he assumes is anxiety. He should have known by the lab results that my thyroid is just not what it should be but he did not nor did he care. Honestly the doctor I have here just is not that good at all and it seems like he sees me as a big waist of his time. I really don't want his type of help now because he is not concerned with my health in any way and could care less if I am alive to see my kids grow or not. I am going to get a new doctor within the next few weeks hopefully, if I can find one that actually cares and wants to do his job. Thanks again everyone for you help and concern. talk soon.
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Hi everyone, I just went to the doctor again today and requested my lab results for the past two months. My TSH Oct. 25 was 0.23 on Dec.3 it was 0.24 and then on Dec.12 it was .50 which all says low to me.My free T4 was 14.3 on Oct.25 and then 13.0 on Dec.12 my Free T3 was 4.13 on Oct.25 and then 3.68 on Dec.12 and my free Thyroxine was 13.0 pmol/L on Dec.12 plus my cholesterol is high. I am quite worried about these results and the doctor saying it is normal. He is not even taking into consideration that I am American that had an American diet for 30 years plus with being female and all the other problems I have, he should be wanting to see whats going on and help me. I am going to try and get in and see an endocrinologist next Teusday if all goes well. He costs $300.00 so not too sure I can afford him at the moment. I will let everyone know if I do get to see him. Thank you ifupleze for the help and giving me the name of that stuff to get and also skymax2000 the doctor will not even listen to me so when I talk to him about helping me with this thyroid stuff he just says your anxious and will not even refer me to anyone to see if there is something there other than what he assumes is anxiety. He should have known by the lab results that my thyroid is just not what it should be but he did not nor did he care. Honestly the doctor I have here just is not that good at all and it seems like he sees me as a big waist of his time. I really don't want his type of help now because he is not concerned with my health in any way and could care less if I am alive to see my kids grow or not. I am going to get a new doctor within the next few weeks hopefully, if I can find one that actually cares and wants to do his job. Thanks again everyone for you help and concern. talk soon.
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One more thing I have thought of.  Instead of taking the L-tyrosine, take L-theanine.  It is from green tea and has a very calming effect on the heart.  It is over the counter at the pharmacy.  This is the best thing yet until you can get to the right doctor.
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209405 tn?1189755821
Can you suggest the doctor give you antithyroid drug? I took anxiety meds when I was hyperthyroid and it didn't work for me as anxiety was not the root of my problem. I hope you get home soon too!
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I do know.  I have been there and back again.  Are you taking the anxiety meds, anyway?  I sure wish I could be of more help.  Please keep in touch in the next few weeks.  Maybe some miracle will happen.  Don't give up.  Your family needs you, but if you don't get some help, somehow, how will you be able to help them?  Keep trying, please.  God Bless.
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This last doctor did prescribe me some anxiety pills because he doesn't know how to do his job. He just says you have anxiety without even testing for anything. He thinks just because you are a student you have anxiety. The anxiety pills he prescribed me have not made me any different. I am of course anxious about my health at this point because no one is doing anything to find out whats wrong with me and why I have this feeling in my chest, all they are doing is lablling me and not looking into what causes could be. I thank you so much for your help on this matter ifupleze! you have been great. I wish I could get back to the states but I have not been able to afford bringing my entire family over and I can't just leave them you know. Thank you for putting me in your prayers too, I know the power of prayer works and the more people that pray for you the better. I will go to the pharmacy and see if I can get these herbs you are talking about as soon as possible. I just have this feeling in my chest so often now that I just don't feel like doing anything anymore, you know.
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I just re read your TSH as .50.  This is on the low end of normal and you could stand to be on a small dose of thyroid meds.  I also remembered that L-Tyrosine is like T3 which is something you might be low on.  It comes over the counter and liquid iodine from the health food store might help.  Vit D3 and Bcomplex with C.  Also I take 5mgs of DHEA at night.  I am no doctor, but all of these things have helped me, I know.  None of which could hurt you.  If nothing else, it is available and cheap.  You might try.  Hang in there.
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Jeez!!  I wish you could get back to the states.  What is the matter with them over there?  Could they at least prescribe you some  anti anxiety medication?  Do they have a US embassay over there?  Someone  has got to be on your side.  Do you know any other Americans that have doctors they might refer you to?  What does your husband think about this?  Can  he go with you to the doctors.  Sometimes men have a greater influence over these doctors than we women do.  If you could get a simple blood test for the thyroid, at least, post the results here, maybe we could suggest some things you could point out to them.  Maybe we can work together to find a solution.  In the meantime, there are natural herbs that you might be able to find in a health food store, if there is one.  Are there naturopaths there? They can do labs on you, too and prescribe medication and may be able to refer you to a good doctor.  Or, tell a pharmacist of your symptoms and maybe he might have some suggestions.  I just don't know what to say.  I am trying to think of any alternatives you might have.   Don't give up, though.  Please keep posting and looking for answers.  Keep in touch.  God Bless and I will keep you in my prayers.
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Thats another thing they don't take into consideration over here, culture! they think that if you are over here then you are the same range as everyone else that lives here. I lived in America for 30 years, I had an American diet and that is what matters to me and my health. Also the fact that my father had two heart attacks and my grandfather and uncles died of heart attacks should be of some concern but this doctor here says "family history does not matter here and that everyone will laugh at that". I said that family history makes up a big part of what your health is like and what is needed to assess you appropriately. He also said that if you are looking on the internet and trying to diagnose yourself then you are crazy. I said if a doctor is not going to be concerned and help me find out what is wrong with me than I am going to look into myself and give them the info I find and he thinks that is just insane and there is not truth to what you find on the net.
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Thank you for your reply and concern. I live in New Zealand at the moment. I am originally from Pennsylvania but have been stuck in New Zealand for the past six years. I have been to the Emergency room here three times due to heart palpitaion (which they stuck me in a corner room and forgot about me for seven hours then came in and took my temp once then the doctor came in and yelled at the two nurses for not doing an ecg on me, he said it doesn't matter what her age is, if she comes in with chest pain you do an ecg) then twice for bleeding (one time after intercourse I was bleeding and lost of 150 mil of blood and the other for not bleeding for a couple months and all the sudden major bleeding) each time to the ER I came out after hours of not even being look at with absolute nothing. Then the doctor says "oh you are frequenting the ER often you must have anxiety" which really makes me mad. Here I am telling him about the heart palpitations and the chest pain and he knows about the bleeding problems and everything and that my TSH is low and still says oh its anxiety! If I was in PA I would have found out by now what is going on and they wouldn't have left me go for almost nine months now without doing anything at all. I am quite concerned because this feeling I am getting in my chest is just not right. The doctor doesn't have to live with this feeling and he doesn't have nine kids to think about and watch grow so I am certainly going to find a new doctor. It justs takes time over here because they are all booked up and the two I have been to do not like Americans. This last doctor said it isn't any better in America and that it is actually worse. I said to him "not where I am from" and he got all mad and then did not want to listen to anything I had to say.
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Where do you live?  Can you go to an emergency hospital?  Tell them your symptoms and the treatment you have been getting from you doctors.  Ask them for a referral to a good doctor.  They will probably do labs, ecg, and other tests and give you appropriate care until you can get to another doctor.  Don't give up.  Be aggressive and keep trying to get to a doctor that will help you.  How frustrating it must be not to have someone listen to you.  It makes me very angry!  I feel for you.  Please just go to the hospital or urgent care facility.  You might get some answers.  Hang in there and good luck.  Stay in touch and let us know what you decide.  God Bless.
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I also have low T4 and low T3 plus dry scalp and dry skin and no periods for the last three months plus I had many bleeding problems before the no periods started.
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Hi again, my TSH was 0.50 when last checked and the last GP said I am normally low in TSH but did nothing and now this doctor is doing nothing. I have alot of symptoms like: Palpitations(feels like heart skips a beat twice, then comes back strong but not fast), always cold, hot flushes, irritable, slow, weak pulse, back pain, high cholesterol( which doctor has not prescribed me anything for just because I am only 35), low blood pressure, headaches, forgetfullness, loss of concentration, and whatever this bad feeling in chest is that I just can't get rid of. I am getting quite worried that I could have hypothyroidism and it has gone untreated and misdiagnosed for too long. I also get a feeling of something is stuck in my throat all the time and I am constantly trying to clear it and nothing helps. I am worried about my health and 10,000 miles away from home and hoping to make it back some day to see my family, but if these doctors over here won't help me I might not ever make it back. I also told this doctor I have a family history of heart attacks and I am quite worried about the heart because my father has had two heart attacks and I had a grandfather and uncles die from them, and still this doctor will not even refer me to a cardiologist after having the palpitations. What does everyone think and what do you all think I should do?? Thank you everyone for your responses and help on this matter. I have gotten more feedback from everyone in here than I have the two doctors over here.
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263988 tn?1281954296
You might want to get checked for a condition called Pericarditis. Under treated and/or severe thyroid disease can cause it. Usually it shows up as Pericarditis with a Pericardial Effusion.

The symptoms are chest pain, heart palpitations, and shortness of breath. You feel better leaning forward and worse lying down. The pain is usually sharp pain but can sometimes present as other types of pain. You can also have swallowing problems with it. The sharp pain can radiate into your scapula, collar bone, neck, jaw, and shoulders.
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158939 tn?1274915197
Get to an endocrinologist as fast as possible.  If your levels are really low (like below 0.1) and keep having chest pains, palpitations, and you get a fever get to the hospital and tell them you may be in "thyroid storm"
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Get another doctor.  This one is not helping you and doesn't sound like he is even trying.  If your TSH is low, you could be experiencing symptoms of hyperthyroidism.  Can you post the TSH result here and maybe we can get an idea of where you stand.
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