Feeling strangely hyper....

[RubyLou]

My GP changed my thyroxine to 75 mcg one day, and 100 mcg the next. Been doing this for about 3 months, but now I feel as though I've gone back being hyper again. My blood pressure is ok, but my heart beat is now 101 to 103 per minute instead of 80 ish. I can hear the blood 'swooshing' in my left ear sometimes, and I feel very jittery and just not right. I'm also getting migrainey headaches more frequently. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Tis horrible!

[RedApple Administrator]

Sounds as if your levels may be fluctuating, which would be quite typical of autoimmune thyroid disorder. Obviously, not being medically trained, I'm not in a position to advise you, but I know that if this was happening to me, I would try dropping my dose back down for a few days to see if it helped.

[RubyLou in reply to RedApple]

I deliberately didn't take any thyroxine this morning, and will just take 75mcg a day for a week or so and see if that makes a difference. I will also make an appointment with my GP, just to be sure it's not anything too dodgy.

[twinks in reply to RubyLou]

Hi I came on here this morn to ask the same question then seem your post. I've got a mix of symptoms normally hypo but I've been really agitated jumpy, hyper. It got so bad yesterday, family said to lay off the coffee, lol I hadn't had any but could feel I was talking fast anxious, now today I'm jumpy but fatigued. I have hashi, autoimmune, I didn't realise it could fluctuate back and fore. I feel blooming awful

[ellarose1234 in reply to twinks]

Hi twinks. Yes you can jump about with Hashi. It happens to me quite a lot. I had my dose put up from 75 to 75/100 alternate days. Heart started playing up after a while and I put it back down to 75. I told my doctor what I had done and he was ok with that. Will try taking it up a bit later. With Hashis you have to read what your body is telling you...it makes it quite clear! Fortunately I have a doctor who understands that but many people wont.

[twinks]

The gp said b4 that it takes months for changes in meds to affect you, I think hes wrong unless I heard him incorrectly........ If I alter meds how quick will it help me with these symptoms?