Was postpartum hyperthyroid and now experiencing afib palpitations. Thyroid resul have been normal for sometime but symptoms 8 months after

[Stacey1991x]

I was diagnosed with postpartum thyroiditis hyper in November 2021 I wasn’t medicated my levels have been normal for months after but I’m still experiencing palpitations .My Apple Watch is showing afib I’m waiting for further tests as I also Have mild mvp for 7 years these type of palpitations started when I was having hyper symptoms. I also feel really fatigued I have had private testing for my thryoid but have had the palpitations feeling of skipped paused beats for 8 months now will it eventually go away my cardiologist said it was afib going of my Apple Watch readings but I’m having another echo scan and monitor for 5 days. The cardiologist said it would go away but I feel it’s been along time already and I’m really scared and I feel awful Any help or suggestions please or anyone going through a similar situation I have posted most recent ecg also have copies of my thyroid panel

[mstp]

Hi Stacey 38 years ago I too had post partum hyperthyroidism At that time I had two small children to care for and I thought if I told anyone how I was really feeling they would whisk me into an 'institution' so I carried on. The palpitations were really difficult. My husband said it might help if I went running. I quietly shook my head knowing that the last thing my poor heart needed was even more exercise. Thyroid tests came back negative even though I told the GP I had all the symptoms of thyroid probs after reading about it in a mag in the waiting room. It would be another three years of putting my family through hell before I was diagnosed. During those years I had both hypo and hyper symptoms. I think my thyroid levels were swinging all over the place. With hindsight I now know I should have asked for my TSH, T4 and T3 to be checked. Possibly more than once. I should have asked for a paper copy of the results and looked to see if my T3 and or T4 results were near the bottom of the normal range. If they were, I should have sat in the GP's office with a written list of all my symptoms (you will have many others apart from the palps I'm sure) and refused to move until they agreed to start treating me for a thyroid problem. My son was six when I was finally diagnosed. Even now I could weep when I think of those terrible times Don't waste any more time. Post your results on here if you are unsure. We will all be keen to help. Good luck.

[Stacey1991x in reply to mstp]

Sorry you had such a bad experience yes I feel awful and it’s making me very unhappy I have previous tests when I was hyper and after

After hyper normal results

[Auriculaire in reply to Stacey1991x]

Your T3 appears to be above range which would account for your hyper symptoms ( if that is the 4th figure down- the results are a bit blurry).