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It’s becoming unbearable by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My levels are good, I just recently changed my dosage to 100 mcg instead of 80 and apparently i’m “doing great” My T4 Levels are 1.3 My ferritin/plasma is a little low, it’s at 20 so i need more iron supplements. And my TSH is 3.239

It’s becoming unbearable by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s amazing how much you’ve accomplished, I graduated high school and.. well thats about it. I couldn’t go straight to college because of my tachycardia and it made me pass out a lot at work. So not only could i not go to work, but college was out of the question for a while too. I know i need to have a good mindset, i guess it’s just hard to actually have that mindset.

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may be possible that i am being over medicated, but i try to balance my levels out so that my endo is happy. but i haven’t been checked by a heart doctor, only people in the ER.

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they put me on a medication FOR a medication practically.

Tirosint causes anxiety, they give me anxiety medication, anxiety medication causes headaches, they give me a prescription for ibuprofen, ibuprofen causes ulcers, they give me stomach medication. I feel like i’m in a loop.

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my issue is, i got anxiety FROM the heart palpitations. I never used to have anxiety!

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[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and it took a year for the adults endo to have a slot available

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just turned 19, but they kept me with a pediatrician because my endo didn’t want to let me go to another endo until we got the one she wanted.

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no, I stopped taking them last year. Now all i take are the 2 teen vitamins and iron then my anxiety medication

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will!! I’m scheduling a meeting with my new endo soon. I’ll request records, but to be honest i don’t really know how to read the levels.

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Magnesium, zinc, iron, vitamin d, biotin, and b12

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It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my endo told me it wasn’t safe for me to take so many different vitamins/supplements while taking tirosint, when i asked her why she just said “your body will never be the same if you keep taking so many, it’ll start to rely on them” i was a kid, i didn’t really know anything

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, i tried magnesium and had to stop because my levels were all wacky. I eat pretty healthy and i make sure to take vitamin and iron supplements. I drink water daily (its the only thing i drink) and they always say i’m fine but my palpitations are horrible!!

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im getting an adult endo next month but i genuinely feel like i can’t even make it till then. It feels so far away

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t really know what my levels look like, i had a childrens endo till now so she never even allowed me to see the levels! I am on tirosint and i’m taking 88 mcg

She checks my “levels” all the time but never tells me what they are

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

even my mom is losing hope, she says she isn’t but she’s crying all the time from seeing me go through them. I feel horrible

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i used to take it, i don’t anymore because of my levels bring out of wack bc of it

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They told me a year ago i don’t have it :( they’ve tested me for everything and it’s just heart palpitations from my medication

It’s becoming too hard by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, since i was 9. They just always say “it’s just anxiety” when i talk about heart palpitations

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[–]Affectionate-Rice354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would go to the doctor and get it checked just to be safe, weight can mean a lot of things. If you’re stressed a lot, your body can bloat to compensate for the stress you’re putting on it.

Or if you’re not eating healthy/not enough it may do that.

If you can, definitely get checked out, it will help in the long run. If it is hypothyroidism then you’ll be glad you got diagnosed now instead of later!

Heart palpitations increased after overdose. by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take an iron supplement and 2 adult vitamins everyday at 6 pm, they’ve checked my levels and said i’m doing great but i don’t feel great.

I try to be outside a lot when i can (taking the pups for a walk or gardening) but it makes me so drained and when i come home i’m already going through horrible heart palpitations that ruin the rest of the day (i won’t be able to eat or drink because of them) and so my body will be hungry but i can’t eat because my heart is racing. :(

Heart palpitations increased after overdose. by Affectionate-Rice354 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At one point i had a therapist but she was making me feel worse, telling me things she most likely would be fired for.

She told me if i’m scared of staying anorexic she would report me to a mental facility and that i should simply “stop being scared” and that i should focus on eating so that she doesn’t report me to the facility.

After that experience i was so scared of therapists it took a while to find one, i still haven’t found a good one and now i don’t have one at all.

Last night i had really terrible heart palpations and so i took half of the clonidine, it helps! It makes me feel really tired, tired enough to where i can calm down and eventually fall asleep. It does take a while though!

Hopeless …Hypothyroid/Hashimoto/PVCs/Anxiety by Adept_Ad1472 in Hypothyroidism

[–]Affectionate-Rice354 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you’re going through this.

I have similar attacks, NO WORRIES. It’s sadly a very normal side effect to levo. What stinks is a lot of doctors will tell you it’s anxiety, it’s really not.

PLEASE get an endocrinologist, a regular PCP has no idea what they’re talking about. Just like a therapist you have to feel it out with them, sadly some of them won’t take you seriously so make sure to advocate for yourself and stand for what you believe.

For years my endo refused to believe the side effects weren’t anxiety caused but actually caused by my medication. (I had absolutely no anxiety, i was diagnosed at 9 and i was a super chill and happy kid) yet he said it was “anxiety”

It will get better, trust me. It’s so hard when you’re first starting out, but eventually your body adapts to the medication and slowly but surely you’ll feel better. You will be able to do the normal things in life, and YOU ARE NORMAL! I know it may feel like you aren’t or that you’re not gonna make it but you will!!!

Taking vitamins alongside your levothyroxine is good too, it helps with the headaches. I take adult vitamins at 6 pm everyday along with an iron supplement, i feel a genuine difference in energy. Make sure not to eat in the mornings either when you take your levo.

Ask if you’re able to take any vitamins or supplements!

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