Can anyone share if they have or have had atrial fibrillation that is taking T4 (liquid)levothyroxine and T3 Liothyronine medications please. And if so how did you go about being diagnosed and can it be rectified.
I’m waiting for some private blood results to come back to see if I’m over medicated or not. I don’t feel over medicated. This has happened several times now in the past 10 days of so and I’ve never experienced this before. I’ve been taking levothyroxine for 20 years and now I’ve been taking liothyronine T3 combined for the past 6 years. It’s a bit concerning when it happens and lasts about an hour then goes away. I’ve noticed it doesn’t happen when I take my T3 med but it does happen about 1.5 hours after taking my (liquid) levothyroxine. Thank you.
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Hi. My Vit D never drops below 100, even in the winter, I’m very lucky I feel as I’ve never needed vit D supplements. B12 I get an injection every 12 weeks by my GP. My Ferratin levels have been too low also and I take ferris fumerate 210mcg. I must admit each time I take ferris fumerate my body goes very wired and I have trouble sleeping, so I don’t take it as often as I should, maybe 2/3 times a week. I haven’t eaten meat in over 30 years so I need to supplement. Not sure about oestrogen levels. I went into the menopause 23 years ago aged 42.
Hmmm.... when was your last B12 jab could it be you need them a little more often? Could be ferritin then, have you tried Iron Bisglycinate? Worth getting your sex hormones checked as important for heart, bones and everything else 🙃
Thank you. My b12 injection is due end of March. I usually have a series of blood test draws at the same time. They check my b12 level before I have the injection. It’s usually around 600 which is pretty good I think. Then it’ll jump to about 2000 after the injection. It might be low ferritin maybe as I find it difficult to deal with. It sends me hyper for some odd reason. I’ll take some this evening and try and get back to my routine. I use to take it religiously every night. But since I got Covid last October I can’t tolerate it the same. I’m going to speak to my endocrinologist and ask him for some blood tests etc. unfortunately I’m going on holiday this weekend so I won’t be able to get seen until well after that. It’s a bit concerning going on holiday with this just starting.
Perhaps grab some bisglycinate (Gentle Iron) which hopefully is easier to take and hopefully the results are back so you'll have a better idea if it's thyroid levels.... have a lovely holiday 🤗
My heart is pounding but heart rate not that fast. I can feel it going very weird and warbling. I wear an Apple Watch and have done for years for steps and general fitness. I’ve never had a atrial fibrillation notification before on my watch until now. It always seems to happen after I take my levo. T3 lio is fine no change in heart rates.
SlowDragon - Levothyroxine has been same brand for over a year now and same strength. Funny you say try 3 times day. Today I’ve started just that and so far so good. I’m waiting for thyroid blood results from MMHealth to arrive. It was mentioned amongst other things to check, to check my ferritin. I haven’t been taking it as often as I use to since last Oct. I was getting too wired. Ferritin was good in Dec but it may have dropped. I’ve taken some this evening and will keep that up to see if that helps also??
It’s a little concerning as I’ve not had these symptoms before.
I had my cortisol checked and I was surprised that it was normal. I thought it might have gone high. I’m waiting for the thyroid results. Hopefully tomorrow they’ll be emailed. Things altered last October after I had a Covid jab then a week later I actually got Covid while on holiday in Italy. Then not much later i got the flu after my flu jab. Then I couldn’t sleep like I’d normally sleep for weeks and weeks. I think Covid may have had an impact but I’m not sure. 🤔. I’m going to keep on with the ferris fumerate and see if that improves anything. I’m going on holiday this weekend for 2 weeks and hope I’m ok.
You should get seen by a healthcare professional. AF is where the top chambers of the heart beat out of sync with the bottom chambers and so the bottom chambers aren’t filled with blood fully, this can lead to static pools of blood in the heart which can form a clot which can in turn cause a stroke of heart attack. Once confirmed treatment would be a blood thinner of some sort to prevent a clot forming. If these episodes make you feel unwell, short of breath, chest pain ETC you should call for an ambulance.
Scary but true. I’m not short of breath or any chest pains so that’s a bit reassuring I guess. I think it might be low iron. Hopefully it’s that. I have phoned my gp and my endocrinologist and waiting for replies.
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