Irregular heart beat

This is what Dr Google says. Common levothyroxine side effects include heat intolerance, a fast heart rate, and diarrhea. Weight loss and hair changes are also possible.

I've had doctors tell me there is no connection to this and that med. That is not what others who are taking it say. I also have an underactive thyroid. Way low. But do not take anything for it. I took a homeopathic med for thyroid that the doc claimed I would have no problem. Not true. I did make the mistake of not weaning myself off it and lost tons of hair. When I read that my hair loss was because of my thyroid, I got some more meds and the hair loss stopped immediately. Then, I WEANED myself off it, and had no problem.

Google the side effects of beta blockers. And are you drinking water? It can affect heart beat if you are not drinking enough. I am still not getting 8 cups down but more than I did most of my life. It made a difference for me.

I am far more conscious of what I eat and drink these days, and am constantly looking out for a reaction to what I've consumed, hoping to make a connection. As yet to no avail. At present the medical advice is to be on beta blockers. I do have an underactive thyroid and take levothyroxin, but the doctors are adamant that there is no connection .

My husband has been in AFib for two weeks. Texted RNP who gave advice re if the pulse is higher than 150 and if BP rises. It hasn’t. We can’t see the Cardiologist until late March- 6+ weeks. He’s on metropolol and upped it to 50mg. At what point should we go to a local doctor the ER?

My thyroid problem was only diagnosed when I'd had blood tests due to my heart beat issues. I'm on a low dose and tests have shown the medication must be working. I've had no hair loss or weight loss...I wish! I am trying to drink more water, I always have drunk water but probably need to drink more to compensate for the medication. What alternative are you taking to sort your thyroid problem?

Interesting comment regarding the "underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) and Afib. There are numerous studies that say there is a correlation between hypothyroidism and Afib. More studies are being done but the information below just some of what is available on the web.

A few studies suggest that hypothyroidism is notably prevalent in AFib, potentially surpassing hyperthyroidism. For example, in a 2022 study of 2,000 people with AFib, researchers found that 10.5% had thyroid disease. Of those, 90% had hypothyroidism, 6.1% had hyperthyroidism, and 3.3% had typical thyroid function. Sep 13, 2023

You need to purchase a Kardia Mobile, a slim card-like pad that you put fingers on when you know or suspect that you are having an arrhythmia...which is what you are experiencing.

Patients report 'palpitation's to their doctors, or their doctors ask if you are having 'palpitations.' Palpitations are the sensation when a heart's rhythm is off, not a formal diagnosis. So, the doctors want to know what it feels like, and then they'll usually order a Holter monitor to be worn by you for 16-100 hours or so, sometimes more if the arrhythmia happens seldom.

You might have what is known as an SVT, or supra-ventricular tachycardia. This means 'above the ventricle extraordinarily high heart rate.' The two smaller pumps high on the heart, the two 'atria', are beating at two or three times the the rate, or faster, than the large ventricles below them. This is abnormal.

SVTs are common as we age. In fact, the current best guess in the research suggests that up to 40% of all living humans today will develop a cardiac arrhythmia in the future. Wow!! And the trends at hospitals are certainly supporting this contention.

There are other arrhythmias, and you should have a formal assessment to eliminate them as what is actually going on. A particularly dangerous one is VT, or ventricular tachycardia. Chances are very low that you have that because you have been experiencing your arrhythmia for several years now. We can all but rule that out.

You should consult a good, and I do mean a GOOD, cardiologist and ask for a formal assessment for cardiac arrhythmia, and I bet what you have is either PACs or AF, premature atrial complexes or atrial fibrillation. But they can be treated, and they SHOULD be treated early if possible. You will need an echocardiogram, possibly a stress test to determine if you have ischemia (poor oxygen supply to the heart and organs), and possibly an angiogram where they put you on your back, maybe sedate you, and slide a very thin fiber/tube up your arm and into your heart to be used like a tiny camera. I had that done...no big deal, honestly.

We can offer more information as we develop the conversation, but I don't want to load you up too much at first. Maybe you have other information you'd be willing to share, or you have other questions?

From my point of view it does seem more than coincidental that I had it diagnosed more or less the same time as my heart problems. Leaving me to believe there must be a link, but not according to the medical professionals. But according to what you have provided there seems to be. Which would make sense....

My husband has been in AFib for two weeks. Texted RNP who gave advice re if the pulse is higher than 150 and if BP rises. It hasn’t. We can’t see the Cardiologist until late March- 6+ weeks. He’s on metropolol and upped it to 50mg. At what point should we go to a local doctor the ER?

That was the same for me. My Afib was found almost my accident. I am asymptomatic and I was being prepped for cataract surgery on my right eye and when they hooked me up to the oxygen/pulse device it showed that my heart was in Afib. I was then hooked up to the multi-lead EKG machine and they took blood. The EKG showed Afib and the blood work showed hypothyroidism (low TSH numbers). I had had cataract surgery on my left just 2 week prior and the work-up to that surgery included some previous blood work and the day of the surgery I was hooked up the oxygen/pulse device and no heart problems and no thyroid problems. I have annual physicals and have never had thyroid or heart issues. I am taking levothyroxine once a day in the morning (going on 7 weeks) and next week I have another blood draw to check the thyroid.