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Having Hard Menopause Plus The Heart Palpitations, Took Levothyroxin, Increased Palpitations. Treatment?
Hi, thank you for taking my question. I have had heart palpatations my whole life. I am 55 going through a very mentally hard menopause plus the heart palpatations on top of that. I had an Echocardiogram and a Thyroid test done. Because I thought I may have a heart condition. Echocardiogram was fine but my TSH level was 11. Therefor my Dr. Thought the papatations was caused from my thyroid. I was put on 25mcg Levothyroxin. It has increased my palpatations dramatically pluse I fell totally spaced out all the time to the point where I cannot even think straight. Which I felt that way before the medication nw even worse. My doctor won't give me a straight answer. Am I going crazy or what???
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
Hello Ma'm
i can understand your problem. Can you tell me what usually comes in your ECG? There are many possibilities in your case but i would prefer to know the ECG findings. Do you take excess of coffee/tea/any medication for asthma? all of them can increase palpitation. moreover if indications were not very strong, your doctor may stop thyroxine for the time being or otherwise he can give another drug which can suppress palpitations. don't worry , since your ECHO is fine. your problem can be managed effectively.
please feel free to write
regards
sincerely
sukhvinder
i can understand your problem. Can you tell me what usually comes in your ECG? There are many possibilities in your case but i would prefer to know the ECG findings. Do you take excess of coffee/tea/any medication for asthma? all of them can increase palpitation. moreover if indications were not very strong, your doctor may stop thyroxine for the time being or otherwise he can give another drug which can suppress palpitations. don't worry , since your ECHO is fine. your problem can be managed effectively.
please feel free to write
regards
sincerely
sukhvinder
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