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Suggest Possible Medication For Thyroiditis
Hi Doctor,
I was diagnosed as having thyroiditis (resolving phase) after a thyroid scan and blood tests were done in June. I am a 28 year old female. I was just told to take blood pressure medication (betacap tr-40) to control my lightheadedness and heart palpitations for one month. I did an ECG, echocardiogram and doppler heart test and the cardiologist said everything was normal. After going back for my 2 month follow up appt in early august my blood test showed that I now have hypothyroidism. I was prescribed 50 mcg thyronorm which I have been taking every morning. As of the past 2 days my palpitations have started again. Is this something to be concerned about? Can you have palpitations with hypothyroidism? Can I resume taking blood pressure medication along with thyronorm? Kindly advice. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
I was diagnosed as having thyroiditis (resolving phase) after a thyroid scan and blood tests were done in June. I am a 28 year old female. I was just told to take blood pressure medication (betacap tr-40) to control my lightheadedness and heart palpitations for one month. I did an ECG, echocardiogram and doppler heart test and the cardiologist said everything was normal. After going back for my 2 month follow up appt in early august my blood test showed that I now have hypothyroidism. I was prescribed 50 mcg thyronorm which I have been taking every morning. As of the past 2 days my palpitations have started again. Is this something to be concerned about? Can you have palpitations with hypothyroidism? Can I resume taking blood pressure medication along with thyronorm? Kindly advice. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Mon, 21 Mar 2016
Hello,
I carefully read your problem and your question. You started taking levothyroxine 2 months ago and you didn't mention if you checked your thyroid hormones 6 weeks after starting the therapy. You have to be sure that the dose of the levothyroxine is the proper one and it needs at least 6 weeks treatment to correct the TSH hormone.
First of all you must rule out an overdose of the hormone that may cause palpitations.
I carefully read your problem and your question. You started taking levothyroxine 2 months ago and you didn't mention if you checked your thyroid hormones 6 weeks after starting the therapy. You have to be sure that the dose of the levothyroxine is the proper one and it needs at least 6 weeks treatment to correct the TSH hormone.
First of all you must rule out an overdose of the hormone that may cause palpitations.
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