What causes these adrenaline surges?

[Jamima]

I've been struggling for a few years now with what seems like low thyroid symptoms, I've worked on vits and iron and have them at a decent level. I've stopped taking HRT as the oestrogen gives me hypothyroid symptoms and the progesterone, whilst initially helping eventually makes me really tired and depressed. I've successfully titrated up to just over 1 metavive i per day which I split into 2 doses. Lots of my symptoms are gradually diminishing and I feel better than I have in the last 3 years. However, I still get these 'surges' of what feels like adrenaline everyday and late into the evening. It starts at 5pm everyday, after the afternoon slump. There's a gradual thrumming and internal buzzing and then what feels like a sugar low that's only partially relieved by eating. It continues throughout the evening sometimes growing in intensity and most evenings by bedtime I'm an anxious, wired mess. I have a follow up appointment with my NHS endo next week but he told me to have a sugary fizzy drink last time to alleviate these surges, so I'm not holding out much hope.

Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated.

[shaws]

I am sorry you are having clinical symptoms.

You may be interested in the response made by SeasideSusie in the following link:-

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[Jamima in reply to shaws]

Thank you. I don’t think it’s the metavive I that’s causing the surges as I had them way before taking it.

[TaraJR]

I used to have awful internal vibrations, sudden slumps, feeling like low blood sugar. Taking glucose did help, but later I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycaemia, after glucose tolerance tests at hospital. The advice is not to take glucose if you can hep it, as you rebound with it. I was told to have regular small snacks every 2-3 hours through the day, mostly protein and low GI carbs. It works really well. (I still keep glucose tabs on me, just in case, but rarely need them)

These symptoms eased very much anyway when I went on to T3.

[Jamima in reply to TaraJR]

Thank you Tara, with trial and error I’ve kind of come to that conclusion, found some great lentil cakes that are good for quick snacks when I feel a bit low. Although I think ultimately I need to be medicated, your advice is helpful. I also carry glucose tablets around!

[TaraJR]

Ooh lentil cakes sound a really good idea - protein and no/low sugar? I'll look into those.

I always have some hard boiled egg/may mix, or tuna mix in my fridge, and I usually have a couple of teaspoons of that, or make a tiny sandwich, or a bit of cheese - every couple of hours or so. Sweet things are no good for me at all now, and in fact I don't even want them any more. Savoury is my go-to.

[Jamima in reply to TaraJR]

Yes, they’re amazing - Kallo brand, pesto and spinach or balsamic and beetroot - they’re delicious. V good idea with the mixes, I’ll get onto that. Regular small snacks definitely helps or I go onto a full shaky hands, thumping heart low. I’ll ask my endo about testing my glucose reaction.

[TaraJR in reply to Jamima]

What a great forum isn't it?! Yes, enquire about a glucose tolerance test. I think it was called a prolonged glucose tolerance test which took several hours. But at least then you would know either way. Mine dropped to 2.9 after 2 hours after the glucose drink and this symptoms started.. just like you say.

Let me know how you get on? And I'll get some Kallo!

[Jamima in reply to TaraJR]

Many thanks. I’ll ask about that. Is it indicative of anything? Ie thyroid/adrenal function.

[TaraJR in reply to Jamima]

I don't really know. Mine started when my thyroid went very bad again, and I found my T3 was very low, with T4 being near the top of the range. My reactive hypoglycaemia symptoms lessened a lot when I went onto T3 and my thyroid levels improved all round.It's linked to insulin levels - to an insulin spike a little while after eating.

If you ever get a good explanation, please let me know! After my endo diagnosed me with my glucose tolerance test, she just told me to look it up online!! Not exactly helpful. Good luck!

[Jamima]

Many thanks Tara, thats been very helpful, although I suspect I'll never find out exactly what's causing it but I'll be sure to let you know if I do!