Advice on latest blood results please :-) and heart irregularities.

[W3ndy2159]

Hi all.

I've been getting heart irregularities. I went to GP and had an ECG and bloods.

The ECG showed up the heart irregularities. Pulse is normal (60-70 bpm) but my heart is missing beats then double beats!!!! Very strange fluttering sensation.

I'm now taking 100mcg T4 (125 before recent bloods) and 20mcg T3.

Latest bloods are:-

TSH 0.05 (0.55-4.78)

FT3 6.7 (3.50-6.50)

FT4 17 (9-23)

GP has reduce T4 by 25mcg to 100mcg as she said I'm over medicated.

I can see TSH is suppressed but I thought it always would be if taking T3! Is this correct? Is it too suppressed? Also T3 is slightly over normal range.

GP said being over medicated can cause these heart irregularities. My basal temperature is 34.9-36.1 over several months which suggests I'm still hypo/under medicated. I have hashimoto's and started to have trouble swallowing and the flutters make me cough. I think I have a swollen thyroid-not a visible goitre. I'm having a thyroid scan soon.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[yenool]

I would be more tempted to lower the T3 than the T4, given that it is the T3 that is over range.

[W3ndy2159 in reply to yenool]

Thanks yennol. I can see your point but I was never well when I was on T4 only. I have an absorption/conversion problem and only started to get my life back since the addition of T3 to my T4. I'm reluctant to reduce the T3. I'd rather be on T3 only or maybe NDT.

Thanks for speedy reply

[Marylyn]

You could have thyroiditis like I did levels were fine but I had all hyper symptoms.chemist told me stop the thyroxine .bp came down slowly but nite tremors,headache,nausea,ringing in ears,pins & needles in hands continued.diagnosed 6 mths later with Vit b12 defiecency.Tsh has been checked regularly no change.

[Angel_of_the_North]

You can have heart arrhythmia when you are hypo or normal. I've had weird heart beats for many years. If you are worried, ask for a cardio referral and get a 24 hour Holter monitor (the ECG is only about 30 seconds).