palpitations and rapid heart beat with hypothyroid?

[hcurrie]

hi, my tsh is low normal and my t4 is very low at .54 - i have been getting sudden onsets of a rapid heart beat and lots of palpitations - i am not hashis or graves, endo is still trying to figure out why i am hypo at all..... i am on synthroid 50mcg. these symptoms are not any worse than before i started the medicine so thats not it...i am wondering if anyone else has had these rapid heart rates and palpitations with hypo? also i get really crabby all of a sudden when i get this,  my heart checks out fine at the cardiologist and endo says hypo dont cause heart palps ...

[Kellyfish]

Me TOO! I was diagnosed with HYPO 2yrs ago< had a (left lobe ectomy) 1 1/2 yrs ago...and suffer from rapid heatbeat attacks! when i get them its scary...i would say it feels like a "panic attack"/ANXIETY..never experienced.it until now..im only 32 yrs old and scared. I told my doctor several times..and im treated like im makin it up..iv been so disscouraged by them! How can we all be  wrong here? NEED HELP  -kelly

[OnlyThisOne]

Goodness...I thought I was going nutts!  I ended up in the ER after having numbness and tingling on my left side, then heart palpitations that even scared the ER doctor for a few seconds.  I was admitted and ran through a bunch of tests EKG's, MRI's, blood tests, the works, yet they could not find anything wrong with me.  Then later I was told that my TSH levels were low and I needed to ups my meds from .02mcg's to .05mcgs.  Was also given Metoprolol Tartrate to control the palpitations.  Even though I've stopped taking the Metaprolol, I feel better, but was never told that lack of meds could cause these reactions.  I do feel a little strange at times; maybe I'm being a little paranoid, but for the most part, ok.  Thank you for your reassuring post.

[higgens3638]

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[gimel]

What do your thyroid test results look like, along with reference ranges please?

[Anniegoose]

i'm sooo tired of the heart palpitations.  they pretty much only occur between the hours of 4 am - 6 am -- after that i can sleep for 8 hours or more with no problem.

i still think the dosage on the levothyroxine is too high.  will be calling back the doctor's office on monday.  grrrr -- getting tired of this.

the palpitations began when i was on the nature-throid a few months ago -- turned out i am allergic to pork, so went off of them and my tsh came down rapidly but new doctor put me on levothyroxine and now the palpitations are back with a vengeneance.

[goolarra]

It sounds like your meds are not properly adjusted for you.  It might be a good idea to start a new thread so that members can address your individual concerns.  Just go to the top of the page and hit the orange "Post a Question" button.  

Please tell us a little more about yourself...post labs and ranges if you have them, list meds and dosage, tell us your symptoms.  Granted, thyroid treatment leaves a lot to be desired, but there are many of us who have managed to make the system work for us.  Perhaps we can give you some helpful hints.