I went to the ER tonight thinking I might be having a heart attack. No chest pain or shortness of breath, but I had a couple of near-syncopal episodes with a sudden onset, accompanied by general body weakness, nausea and vomiting, and a sensation as if the room had suddenly become very warm. The results were probably not a heart problem. I didn't think it was, but it could have been so I didn't want to ignore it. However, my lab numbers are all out of whack, although they were fine less than two weeks ago when I had my annual physical, other than my calcium being a little low, and I've been taking my medications on schedule. The main concern was my Reflex TSH, which is very high, almost five times the highest number in the normal range. The TSH is the thyroid-stimulating hormone. There are also a lot of other highs and lows, such as a low lymphocyte count and a high monocyte count, both relating to white blood cells. Anyhow, I am home now and I feel okay. I'll be following up with my doctor and my endocrinologist tomorrow.
Hope you feel better soon. You are,absolutely right @Ken Anderson follow up with your endocrinologist is a must. Try not to worry
I've never had a high TSH count, nor any of the symptoms you mention. That would scare me, very glad your're better now. Curious to hear what happened and hoping it's just one of those things and nothing serious. Hope it's just a coincidence that it happened on the day I returned to the forum.
Hope everything is OK Ken - we can have scary episodes for no apparent reason - hope that's the case for you
That is a scary thing to have happen, Ken, and I am also hoping that it is not anything serious, and they just need to adjust medications or something simple. I looked online, and apparently this happens sometimes with people who have hypothyroid and are on Synthroid, although it is more common in women than in men. That would make sense, too, since women in their reproductive years need a lot more iodine and so there would be more women than men who had hypothyroidism. I used to have a lot of days where I had bad dizzy spells; but I think that mine probably came from the a-fib and heart failure, although the thyroid might have been a factor as well. Now that I take the Lugol's iodine, and my heart is improving, I seldom have dizzy spells anymore. We will be praying for you as well, and I hope that your doctor can get it straightened out for you. Get some rest ! http://www.ehealthme.com/cs/hypothyroidism/syncope/
@Ken Anderson By now, you likely know more. Maybe had more work done. Hate to be negative, Ken, but all areas must be considered. The high monocyte count can be a bad sign. May want a bone marrow biopsy, but hope not. No medico, I, but have great interest in Medicine. Hoping for the best for you. Please do keep us informed. Frank
I do pray that you do know a bit more by now and has been found that a little tweeking, like Babs said, is indeed all you need Tis a good thing that my grandmother wasn't around when you had your episode Ken. She would have probably hooked you up with a couple of table spoons of Epson Salt and some warm water while enlisting he help of God to help you out. The prayers were always welcomed but the Salt stuff was straight from the devil, or so it seemed, while making a quick step to the outhouse.
Fingers crossed that you just need an adjustment of your meds. Regardless of what you find out, it will be information you can use to get the best treatment possible. With your background, I'm sure you have a much better comprehension of the medical terms than most of us. Please keep us posted.