[Anonymous May 14, 2004 at 8:19 pm Post count: 93172]

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hi i am on synthyroid now for almost 5 years.
6 months ago he raised me from 100 to 112
and i have been hyper and sweating and high anxiety … i take stuff for anxiety and that was not helping
now i am borderline high
and my endo wants me to stop all synthroid till monday.. today is friday
and then go on the 100 mg
again
and i have to see him in a few weeks again.
i wrote a post previous to this if y ou want to read
coco

[Anonymous May 15, 2004 at 12:00 am Post count: 93172]

#1023430

Thank you for the explanation. Yes, I have noticed physical improvements so I guess it’ll come when it is ready. My dose was lowered so I guess I just have to be patient (not easy)

[Anonymous May 15, 2004 at 8:40 am Post count: 93172]

#1085758

KRielly…read your post on anxiety…I too have been dealing with what i am told are anxiety attacks…never had one before I started treatment for Graves…mine come at night..pounding,then racing heart,high blood pressure,that adrenaline rush feeling…I started a beta blocker at the advice of my doctor and that did help with the racing pulse but not the pounding…these attacks went from occassional to nightly which made me start to wonder if the meds are the culprit…so this past week I stopped the beta blocker…had two rough nights and then interestingly enough the past three nights have been uneventful, even restful…I can still feel an attack trying to surface once in awhile but they are ot near as strong as they have been…I suspect that in my case…even though I am on small doses…it is still enough to affect my system in this way…I can’t stop the Tapazole yet but I have a feeling that when I do these attacks will stop altogether…but just to be on the safe side I’m going to see a cardiologist to make sure it has not affected my heart…Deborah

[Anonymous May 15, 2004 at 9:24 am Post count: 93172]

#1085759

When you feel these anxiety attacks coming on sometimes it helps to do deep breathing. Sit quietly and slowly and deeply breath in and out. In fact even doing this acouple of times a day even when you are not having an anxiety attack will sometimes help you stay calm. This is a tip that a professional had even me to help with anxiety attacks.

Diane B On-Line Facilitator

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