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Was diagnosed with TPO antibodies a week and a half ago ( Hashimoto's) and I have been waking up feeling like I'm having a panic attack and having a high pulse rate. Does anybody else suffer from this?
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dave64969 klm1213
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That being said, the body can take a few weeks to adjust to the medication so you may want to wait a while if you can stand it, and see if things improve. Talking to your doctor is never a bad idea, though.
sweetmelissa klm1213
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It sounds to me as though your making yourself have panic attacks with the thought of the Hashimoto's. Have you been diagnosed with hypothyroidism? Hypothyroidism is a symptom of the Hashimoto's, but some people can go their lives, without ever developing hypothyroidism. If you have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism caused by the Hashimoto's, and are taking T4 replacement, then the medication can cause panic attacks when first starting it, or if you become over medicated. As for the Hashimoto's disease itself, there is no medication, but eating healthy, getting good sleep, daily exercise, and low stress levels can help to slow the progression down, so you won't go on to develop hypothyroidism..
klm1213 sweetmelissa
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yes, have been hypo for about 2 years. Just got over viral sinusitis and went and got blood taken because I suspected thyroid was out of whack and the antibodies were found. I feel like I'm swinging back and forth between hypo and hyper
dave64969 klm1213
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So if the panic attacks only started after you got the Hashimoto’s diagnosis then they may be anxiety induced. Still, in your shoes I would go get another blood test.
klm1213 dave64969
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dave64969 klm1213
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So presumably you had thyroid levels tested as well. What did they show? TSH value? That would be an indicator of over/under medicated. Levels between 1 and 4 are generally thought to be “normal”, above 4 borderline under medicated, below one borderline over medicated (it works in reverse but you probably knew that😁
klm1213 dave64969
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TSH was 1.26, which is "normal" as were the T4 & T3. The only thing different was antibodies were present
sweetmelissa klm1213
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Your TSH level is perfect actually.. so my opinion would be that the panic attacks are self induced, at the thought of having the antibodies. The antibodies were always there before you had the blood test, which is the reason for the hypothyroidism, you just didn't know it at the time... What do you think Dave?
klm1213 sweetmelissa
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sweetmelissa klm1213
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klm1213 sweetmelissa
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It does
Just very overwhelming and scary with all of the swinging of the emotions, symptoms & anxiety
MtViewCatherine klm1213
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The antibodies indicate an autoimmune response to your own thyroid products. The antibodies basically bind stuff up, inactivating. I suspect there's some sort of calculation that relates thyroxin levels and TPO antibodies.
Also, for those who feel like you're swinging between hypo and hyper, this is typical thyroid behavior when the thyroid is diseased. As the disease progresses and the thyroid becomes 'tired", it will no longer go to hyper and will stay at hypo. For me, the revving between hypo and hyper was an early indication of thyroid disease. Early means there's a better possibility of reversal.
cathy35794 MtViewCatherine
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cathy35794 klm1213
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Don't have anything to help, but you need to get someone to listen someone LIVE and find out why your pulse rate is high, especially if it is over 90.