Re: New hyper, cytomel withdrawal????UPDATE

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I saw the best endo in all of St Louis today, what a waste of time.

He barely looked at me and said I don't have a thyroid condition

(had been stable on meds for 11 years) and that my problem is really

post-partum depression. I'm not depressed and my daughter is 11

years old. He didn't run any test and my main complaint is

heart/chest pains, short of breath, muscle tremors, and extreme

anxiety.

I am not going on antidepressants without a through investigation.

I am not sad.

Sherry

> >

> > Here's my latest update. I am sure everyone will find this as

> > confusing as I and the doctors.

> >

> > I was experiencing heart palpitations out of the blue that were

> > terrifying. Everything checked out fine with the heart so the

> doc's

> > decided it must be the cytomel. I started tapering off the

> cytomel

> > and did quit having the palpitations.

> >

> > But, then sythroid starting causing the shakey, sweaty, tight

> chest

> > and anxiety attacks. So I started cutting that dose. The oc's

> said

> > I must have that dose and wanted to increase it. Im afraid to

> > because of the associated chest pain.

> >

> > I have been of cytomel for nearly a month and am having constant

> > anxiety attacks with severe tremours. I now take a very low

dose

> > synthroid tolerated only with a potentent antiaxiety drug. I

cry

> a

> > the drop of a hat altered with sheer anxiety. What is going on,

> > please anyone really know?

> >

> > The ER put me on the antianxiety with the low dose synthriod

until

> I

> > can see an expert. Does anyone know of documented cytomel

> > withdrawal symptoms?

> >

> > Sherry

> > I was stable, I can't believe I'm going through this now.

[Guest guest]

This is typical. They know little to nothing, so amazing. Look for a

topdoc, someone who is recommended by patients. It is not always a sure

thing, but better than a crapshoot.

http://www.geocities.com/thyroide

Gracia

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>

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> I saw the best endo in all of St Louis today, what a waste of time.

> He barely looked at me and said I don't have a thyroid condition

> (had been stable on meds for 11 years) and that my problem is really

> post-partum depression. I'm not depressed and my daughter is 11

> years old. He didn't run any test and my main complaint is

> heart/chest pains, short of breath, muscle tremors, and extreme

> anxiety.

>

> I am not going on antidepressants without a through investigation.

> I am not sad.

>

> Sherry

>

[Guest guest]

thanks Marilyn. I have cut my medicine and everyday is a better

day. Apparently I have some residual thyroid function that kicks in

on it's own that makes me especially difficult to work with. So I

can't do minor tweaking because I don't change back as quickly.

I never took the antidepressants, and so far don't need them.

Sherry

> > Hi Sherry

> > Your email could have been written by me. However I

> was diagnosed as hypo 14 months ago. At that time I

> had shortness of breath and fatigue. After 6 weeks on

> Eltroxin I stabilized but a few months later started

> experiencing the tremors, chest pains, anxiety.

> Again, the TOP doctor in our area specializing in

> Thyroid disorder said that the symptoms were not a

> result of my thyroid (my test results came back normal

> at that point but 4 weeks later proved I was hyper)

> and said I was depressed and suffering from anxiety. I

> was not depressed and only anxious about my thyroid.

> He prescribed antidepressants which I took. After 2

> months of feeling as though I was going to have a

> heart attack and after many visits to the emergency

> room and my own physician, I started to regulate my

> own medications.

> I reduced my medication and now the chest pains,

> tremors and shortness of breath are going. I am

> starting to feel better again.

>

> It sounds to me like you are hyper and should be

> reducing your medication.

>

> It is so pathetic that the doctors cannot help with

> this condition - you are really on your own. Good

> luck.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

you have adrenal symptoms

Gracia

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>

> Hi Sherry

>

> Your email could have been written by me. However I

> was diagnosed as hypo 14 months ago. At that time I

> had shortness of breath and fatigue. After 6 weeks on

> Eltroxin I stabilized but a few months later started

> experiencing the tremors, chest pains, anxiety.

> Again, the TOP doctor in our area specializing in

> Thyroid disorder said that the symptoms were not a

> result of my thyroid (my test results came back normal

> at that point but 4 weeks later proved I was hyper)

> and said I was depressed and suffering from anxiety. I

> was not depressed and only anxious about my thyroid.

> He prescribed antidepressants which I took. After 2

> months of feeling as though I was going to have a

> heart attack and after many visits to the emergency

> room and my own physician, I started to regulate my

> own medications.

> I reduced my medication and now the chest pains,

> tremors and shortness of breath are going. I am

> starting to feel better again.

>

> It sounds to me like you are hyper and should be

> reducing your medication.

>

> It is so pathetic that the doctors cannot help with

> this condition - you are really on your own. Good

> luck.

>

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