I was diagnosed with hashimoto's three
years ago after going from one doctor to
another complaining of being tired and
being sick constantly. I was put on
synthroid and made a big difference. In
the last several months, i've begun
getting tired again....Thinking that maybe
it was time to increase the dosage. I
went to the doc and he ran a blood test
that showed my thyroid count was
borderline low so he had me increase the
synthroid by 25 mcg. Shortly thereafter,
I began having heart palpitations and
terrible headaches. I cut out caffeine
and for a short time the heart
palpitations/fluttering went away. But
they resurfaced and I still have
headaches. I went back to the doc to get
retested. I also asked that he test for
menopause. My lh was slightly elevated
which indicated I was in "perimenopause"
and my thyroid count was ok. But my
thyroid seemed to have gotten bigger and I
am very aware of my shirt collars being
too close to my throat now...I feel like
my clothes are strangling me. Any
suggestions???? The heart problems
really scare me.
