one more question - anxiety attack?
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| Mon, 02-13-2006 - 10:51am |
After scanning through some older threads I am wondering how common it is to feel the symptoms of an anxiety attack as a thyroid problem.
Over the past week, I have had that happen - I told dh the other day that I was feeling it - sense of dread, heart all aflutter, edgy, although I wasn't thinking about anything that was making me anxious. I simply had the physical symptoms. I have been kind of lightheaded at times lately too. The lightheadedness has been present off and on almost 2 mos, and the "panic attack" type sympmtoms have just been present about once a day for a week now.
I thought that perhaps there was just some free floating anxiety but now wonder if I should bring that up as an additional question/symptom when asking my doc tomorrow if I can get an appt with her to discuss the possibility of hypothyroid problems.
You know, this (the hypo sympmtoms) all really started in earnest after getting that Depo shot at one year postpartum, in 2004. I wonder if I triggered some sort of response in my body by messing around with the hormones, kind of how pregnancy can bring it on.
Thanks for any ideas.


Hi Lama26,
You bring up some good points and questions.
Hi:
Anxiety and panic can definately be related to thyroid. My first sign that I need to have labs done is either a bout of panic or horrible mood swings. I'll be perfectly honest with you, though... I don't typically mention any of the behavioral/psychological symtpoms to my doctors anymore because they don't really understand or know what to do with it. My doctor will order labs whenever I want, so I usually just request them and mention the physical symptoms if asked. This may seem strange, but I just avoid the confusion that the psychological symtpoms seem to bring about for my docs. When the labs come in, they see I need an adjustment, so it works out in the end.
Good luck,
Dee.
Best Wishes!