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  • shakielady
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    Hi, I was diagnosed in Oct. 2010. I have been on Tapazole since then. I live in ontario and my endo never tells me bloodwork results. I went back to him last week as I have been having palps very bad again, shaking inside, sweating and can’t focus or concentrate. He told me it’s anxiety and to make app with my family dr. Took my BP it was 154 over 82, and basically dismissed me. I made an app with family dr. but it’s 2 weeks away. Can I have symptoms like this with bloodwork fine? I feel horrible. I don’t like my endo at all. I have had to quit my good job as a PSW because of Graves. Any advice would be appreciated, as I feel doc not listening to me. Thanks!!!!

    Bobbi
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    People without Gravevs disease/hyperthyroidism do get heart palpitations. People without hyperthyroidism do get anxiety diseases. The key issue though is what your blood tests show. If your endo will not show you the blood tests, have your GP request the lab reports, and see if the GP will tell you whether the tests are normal or not. Or, go to another endo, and have that endo request the labs. There is a rather broad range of normal for TSH, and it is possible to remain normal with tweaks to the medication regimen that lower (or raise) the TSH while still keeping it within normal boundaries. Some of us feel better at the hypo end of things than at the hyper end and vice versa. Try to keep an open mind, though. As I said, there can be other reasons for the heart palps/anxiety than too much thyroid. But given our history it makes ultimate sense to check the thyroid issues out thoroughly first.

    shakielady
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    thanks Bobbi, I will look into what you suggested. It just feels exactly the way it was when it way very high. Thanks again, Shakielady!!!

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