I hope you can understand my English as I am German. I really like this forum and couldn't find a German forum as good as this.
I suffer from anxiety and have other health issues. (graves disease, had my thyroid removed in February). Before graves was diagnosed my GP thought I have depressions but this was just the thyroid disease. I had tachycardia massive panic attacks etc.
After the thyriodectomy I really thought everything was ok. My heartbeat was back to normal, all I had to do was to take my my thyroid medication and get on with my life.
3 weeks later however the palpitations started and that was the end of all my hope.
I have them every day, sometimes all day long and I am so afraid of dying. I have two small children. My youngest son is only 1 year old.
The cardiologist said everything ok he couldn't see any of the palpitations on the monitor (24h). He said my body has to get used to the thyroid meds. But my thyroid levels are ok now and the palpitations are still there.
My husband cannot cope with my panic attacks anymore, neither can I.
I was prescribed antidepressants but my puls and blood pressure are too low now (80/50 52) and this worries me even more..........When my pulse is so low I cannot breath and think that someone is sitting on my chest.
I just want my life back! The worst thing is that nobody can tell me whether my extrabeats and missed heartbeats are ok, because no doctor could actually see them up to now.
Is anyone taking antidepressants helping with the palpiations????
I hope you can understand my English. Thank you for reading!