Feel a wreck. Help

[Rmichelle]

Hello i am feeling really quite poorly the breathlessness is really a major problem, the shakes and palps are not that bad now since being on carbimazole for just over 1 week, i just feel worse rhan i did before, i cant get a decent breath i eas up all last night mostly, managed to nod of for a couple of hours, i should get my thyroid antibodies results tomorrow and again tsh and freets 4 and 3 as hospital took them again when i was taken to a andce on tuesday. Just feel very down and thinking can carbimazole reduce things down dramatically in a week and turn me hypo ?? Feel lost. Im sorry to bother everyone again.x

[shaws Administrator]

I am really sorry for you as we seem to be in a maze - don't know which way to turn and no answers/help for the medical profession.

I am hypo so cannot help and those members with similar experiences will respond soon.

[Rmichelle in reply to shaws]

Thankyou. Just want to see that light at the end of the tunnel. I just have to keep going.

[Nanaedake in reply to Rmichelle]

I think it will help when you see your antibodies test tomorrow, you'll be able to get a better idea of what's going on then. At the moment you're being treated as though hyperthyroid but I don't think you've had that diagnosis confirmed yet have you?

Once you've got a definite diagnosis a treatment plan or at least the next step can be worked out. It's just seems to be taking so long!!

[Rmichelle in reply to Nanaedake]

Hello, doc says it hyperthyroidism and have been on carbimazole for 8 days now 20mgs 1 a day . When admitted to hospital last week they took thyroids and antibodies. If ig turns out to be antibodies is the treatment different. I think greygoose said a whileback she had a feeling with my blood results that it could be hashis on a hyper swing. Doc did not do antibodies so hospital did on tuesday nut they werent through on friday.x

[Nanaedake in reply to Rmichelle]

If a patient has antibodies for Hashimotos and not for Graves disease then a low TSH causing symptoms would be a Hashi flare. This would mean it was a temporary flarup and will settle down into hypothyroidism again. I'm not medically qualified and I don't have Hashimotos so this is my understanding from my reading.

Antibodies results should confirm a diagnosis and help to guide the next steps.

If you are hyperthyroid with Graves disease, I think doctors will sometimes refer the patient to an endocrinologist.

Chase up your results tomorrow and find out what next.

[Rmichelle in reply to Nanaedake]

Yes thankyou. You have explained that very easily to me. Cant wait because i feel something is not what it should be. I dont have palps at moment or trembling just horrible being breathless. I hapoen to think aboutbwhat grey goose had said i also have celiac disease.

[Argie1]

Are you taking Propranaolol as that helped me enormously with the breathlessness?

[Rmichelle in reply to Argie1]

Was taking it to begin with but now im not because began taking carbi and symptons like palps and trembling have gone now. Waiting for antibodies results tomorrow, i just think ive hit hypo really quick, i dont know.?

[Silver_Fairy]

When exactly did the breathlessness start?

[Rmichelle]

Hello silver fairy, i was diagnosed 2 weeks ago now being hyper but previous to that i was getting breathless, didnt realise at the time i was hyper.only been on carbimazole for 8 days at 20mgs and just feel worse and still need to sort tablets out for ferritin az it is very low

[Sususulio in reply to Rmichelle]

Low ferritin could be contributing

livestrong.com/article/2392...

[Rmichelle in reply to Sususulio]

Yes thankyou i am going out tomorrow to get some solgar 25mgs tablets.