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What Causes Rapid Heart Rate,chest Tightness And Shortness Of Breath?
I am a 42 yr old female, only have 1/10 th of a percent thyroid, I take synthroid and zoloft and have been on synthroid for approximate 22 yrs. I am now just in the past month experiencing shortness of breath, tightness in chest, dizziness, and increased pulse rate. What is happening to me?
Tue, 28 Aug 2018
Hi,
I would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety or thyroid hormone imbalance.
For this reason, I would recommend first checking thyroid hormone levels in order to make the proper adjustments to Synthroid dose.
I would also recommend performing a routine check up including:
- complete blood count for anemia
- a resting ECG
- a chest X-ray study
- blood electrolytes.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
I would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety or thyroid hormone imbalance.
For this reason, I would recommend first checking thyroid hormone levels in order to make the proper adjustments to Synthroid dose.
I would also recommend performing a routine check up including:
- complete blood count for anemia
- a resting ECG
- a chest X-ray study
- blood electrolytes.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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