For about 6 months i have had hot flashes, headaches, dizziness, and shortness of breath. I didn't go see a doctor until recently when the symptoms became much worse and constant. Other symptoms began appearing: extreme irritability, nervousness, itching, tremors, insomnia, no appetite, swollen eyes, and at times my heart felt like it was beating too fast. My doctor blew all my symptoms off saying that i was having panic attacks and gave me some Xanax. When i take the xanax, symptoms subside for the most part, but as soon as the pill wears off, the symptoms are back. I'm a pretty laid back person and when these symptoms appear, I am not worrying about anything most of the time. Sure i have stress like everyone else but i just do not feel these are panic attacks. I can be sitting down at dinner having a good time and then all of a sudden, it hits me. Well recently i demanded to have a thyroid test because i was surfing the net and seen similar symptoms. My test came back abnormal but my doctor said it was only slightly overactive and that wouldn't be causing the severity of my symptoms and seems to have dismissed my symptoms again as anxiety attacks. I've become very frustrated and today i was driving and had to pull over because my head hurt so bad and i was shaking so badly, and the next thing i knew, my leg and arm on my left side went numb. I was not thinking of anything in particular so i doubt it was panic attack. When i told my doctor today, he again dismissed it saying that it was probably a panic attack and to take a xanax. Can even a mild case of overactive thyroid cause such severe symptoms? I don't even feel like i can function anymore in daily life and at times i feel like i have a 50 lb weight on my chest.
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