First, lie down and breathe deeply. If it gets better, you're ok. If not, you're still probably ok, but if you're scared they can do a cardiac workup.

Heart palpitations are common in hypothyroid patients. Extremely common. But, the heart...well, it's the heart, so use your best judgement.

Waaaaaaaah! I feel like there is a little toad in my chest. :(

When hypo - I feel like my heart is literally turning around in my chest. It's weird! And scary.

When hyper - I feel like my heart is beating super fast, but I'm not getting enough oxygen or something. Also weird,and scary.

The issue with you now is this: Which are you? Hypo or Hyper? And, do you have a history of heart disease? Get labs (obviously) and use your best judgement on getting a cardio workup.

Thanks! I am going to take a look on a Thyroid FB page which lists labs you can go to without getting a doctor's prescription. The rheumatologist was HORRIBLE - took the last blood test on March 26th and NEVER got the labs from his office despite repeated follow ups.

I ended up complaining to my health insurer, and they were great! They put me in touch with the lab directly and I had the results (2 days ago) within an hour.

Unfortunately, the idiot "doctor" didn't order the right tests. He gid my TSH and Free T$ - and that is IT for thyroid (for which he is supposedly treating me).

Then he somehow failed to notice that my red blood count is below the range and the other indicators for anemia were all ALMOST out of range.

So - the chances are really good that by now (8 weeks after the labs) I am probably anemic.

What a jerk!

I would go to my primary care doctor, but she is on vacation.

Has anyone ever had experience going directly to a lab?

That was T4, not T$. But maybe they are the same thing with all the money we spend on our thyroid....

I am hypo, by the way.

TSH was .67 (.4-4.5)
Free T4 was 1.1 (.8-1.8)

I'm so sorry you had that experience. I wish I could say yours was the only case of mistreatment (that's what it is!).

I have gone directly to the lab - I ordered my labs online and showed up at a labcorp facility where they took blood and mailed me my results (emailed). Not a big deal.

The issue will be getting a med increase since your doc is only looking at your TSH- IF that. And/or getting something for your anemia.

But, if you have your labs...maybe by the time your doc is back in town you can get an appt?

I think you are right. I will wait for my doctor. She is really good with diet so she can give me some ideas about vegetarian sources of iron. She is in the same building as my PT that I see for the fibro. One Stop Shopping!

54M....are you on Synthroid/T4 meds or Levo? It is possible you are on way too high of a dose. NO....heart palps are NOT ok or normal.

I had that too on the synthetics and the dr kept increasing the meds ! I was in and out of ER all the time. The heart palps are not good for your heart....I quit my job and searched for an answer....Armour Thyoid was it.. I started on a low dose after finding a decent dr and it saved my life literally...don't give up ! (hugs)

Thanks, Bella Bella! I am most certainly on synthroid and also on cytomel. But I won't take Armour for religious reasons + am a committed vegetarian.

My doctor urged me to cut down on the T3 and that seems to have helped, but although I like this doctor very much, she is not really taking a functional/ integrative approach.

I was lucky to find another doctor who DOES have this training, but I couldn't get an appointment until July 10th....

I guess I will have to jitter a bit until then...

Thanks so much for "keeping me company!!!!"

My labs are in the low normal range however I am shaky most of the time and if it weren't for Xanax I am not sure how I would function! I was on Synthroid before and didn't help, docs around here don't RX armor thyroid, not sure why. I am at a loss as to what doc to go to! I was sent to a psychiatrist for anxiety and even she thinks it is my thyroid! I am hoping she can point me in the right direction to get some help.

Psychiatrists CAN prescribe drugs - including thyroid drugs. Perhaps you should show her this:

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Hypothyroidism/forum/20574489-crazy-hypo-check-out/lastpage

And this article:
"Identifying hypothyroidisms psychiatric presentations" in "Current Psychiatry"

"http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/?" "id=22161&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=171930&cHash=190d5808f9bdd646cf3a8560587e35cc"

You may have to paste the link together or do a search with the title listed above.

What a good idea! If someone finds a psychiatrist who "gets" what the primary care physician does not "get...."