Dizziness and throbbing heart : Hypoglycemia ? Posted: 05-22-07 09:05am
March of 2006 I was taking Synthroid for
mild hypothyroidism, stopped taking it due
to dizziness. One week later I started
having a feeling of an intense throbbing
pressue that was in synch with my
heartbeat when I would stand or stretch.
The feeling worsened and when I would go
from a sitting to a standing position and
begin to walk I would nearly faint from
the feeling.
This led my GP to send me to a
cardiologist for the testing I mentioned
above, they found no reason for my
problems.
I have noticed it happens more in hot
weather and about 4 hours after I have
eaten.
I have had had all the classic symptoms of
hypoglycemia before and want to know if
this could be related.
I stay hydrated and try to exercise and
eat lots of vegetables but I am so
fatigued most of the time that I fall
asleep about an hour after eating and have
so little energy I barely function.
You wrote: "List of other diseases,
conditions, or injuries and their
treatment: Had Bells Palsy July of 2005,
have had symptoms of hypoglycemia for
about 3 years. Was diagnosed as mildly
hypothyroid in 2003 with a TSH of 7.
Current medical status: Because of heart
palpitations and a pounding
feeling/faintness when I stand I had many
blood tests from my GP last summer, she
recommended me to a cardiologist because
she thought it might have been a heart
problem, I had a stress test which I
failed because they gave me a drug to
simulate exercise and I was having an
irregular heart beat at the time--nearly
fell of the machine and passed out-- have
CT scan of heat which was normal, had
ultrasound of heart which was normal, had
24 hr heart monitor and EP study in which
were normal.
Current medical treatment: I take Klonopin
0.5 mg a day for anxiety, have been taking
it for about 10 years with no problems,
Prozac 10 mgs a day, and magnesium about
200 mgs a day."
When talking about hypoglycemia with
medical doctors you'll need to provide
glucose blood level values. You mentioned
dizziness as a symptom but dizziness could
be a symptom of many diseases.
Hypoglycemia main manifested next to
disorders of the consciousness such as
delirium. You didn’t mention any symptom
that appears to be a disorder of the
consciousness. The throbbing pressure
synchronized with the heart beating has
nothing with hypoglycemia. In fact,this
symptoms hasn't been medically related to
any disease. According to your strange
symptoms, sleepiness, “little energy”,
fatigue and all normal medical tests you
could be experiencing a type of
anxious-depressive disorder. You can seek
an opinion from a primary doctor of
general medicine in order to measure your
blood glucose levels and learn more about
your condition.
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