What could be wrong with me

[ifeelstressed]

Hi
I am 37 years of age and for some time now I haven,t felt right in myself.
I sometimes feel too hot, and it really makes me feel ill at the same time, then sometimes I feel cold.
I also at times feel a bit sick, and woozy.
I also feel very tired most of the time and get headaches.
Another thing is that I feel like I am having palpitations through my body, like I can feel my heartbeat, this feels worse when I have exerted even when just getting up and walking to the kitchen.
For some reason my symptoms have felt worse this week.
I do suffer from a underactive thyroid which wasn,t under control on my last check with a tsh of 19.
I sometimes feel as though I try to do a task that requires a certain amount of exertion, and my body is incapable and then I start to feel the palpitation like symptoms.
Could my underactive thryoid be doing this.
Any advice would be appreciated.

anyone

Have you had a blood test to check whether you are anaemic? That could cause some of your symptoms.

OMG you have just described EXACTLY what I have been feeling all week.

I went to the docs about it and started a thread because I was worried about my heartbeat.

He gave me an ECG and said my beat was irregular...but gave me antibiotics cos I have a 'chesty 'feeling, kind of tight in my chest when I go upstairs.

Have you been to the dr?

Stress can make you feel like this.
Are you stressed at all?

I've just looked up underactive thyroid online and I fit about 80% of the symptoms.

My thyroxine was last upped on the 11th of April when my tsh was found to be 19.
I think I probably need to get my tsh checked again to see if its improved.
Maybe my thyroxine needs upping again.

I had thought of anaemia, but I don,t look anaemic at all.

I did mention it once to the doctor and I was given a glucose test to check for diabetes but it came back okay.

pavlovthecat I do get stressed very easily about silly little things.

I had thought about an ecg.
I am worried in case my doctor thinks I am paranoid if I go and suggest one.

Don't worry about being thought of as paranoid. Go and ask. I'm paranoid I've got under active thyroid now. I'm going to make a dr's appointment again if my palpatations continue, as he did mention blood tests to check for thyroid activity.

maidamess

Can you describe your palpitations to me to see if what I am getting is similar.
I honestly don,t know what to make of my symptoms.
How old are you.

I am 38. And my heart is beating 3 short beats...then a pause then a 4th...then 3 short etc etc.

I have been feeling hot on and off with it, and just tired and off colour really, no appetite, a bit sick..

But I thought it was the remnants of a cold making me feel crap, and my increased awareness of my heart was my body fighting infection.

ifeelstressed I have to go to bed now..knackered! Please let me know if what you feel is similar to me...we can compare notes! It might be viral, whoknows?

I can honestly say my appetite is not affected at all.
I am always hungry even after eating a meal never been able to understand that either.

still here (I can never just go to bloody bed, no wonder I feel like shit) I will get him to test me, as it may explain lots of things!
xx

I am currently on 75mg and then 50mg alternate days.
I don,t understand why I am feeling like this.
My thyroid was overstimulated at one stage that was when I was on 75mg every day.
It was then cut to 50mg and then 25mg alternate days this was when my tsh went down to 19.
I would have thought the dose I am on now would be just right.
In all honesty I feel worse at the moment than I have ever done.

I have looked up anaemia online and some of my symptoms certainly sound like it.
I may mention it to my doctor.
I do have an appointment tomorrow morning.

Yes I am going to ask for another thyroid function test.