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Re: Palpitations, chest pain stop breathing while going to sleep
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 18 May 2003 14:14:07 -0500 (CDT)
Anita
Internist or cardiologist
At Sun, 18 May 2003, anita wrote:
>
>Hello,
>I am a 30 yr old female, diagnosed with hashimotos 5 days back. I have
>been prescribed thyroid hormones, which I have NOT begun taking as yet.
>My t4 t4 are normal and tsh is 8. Very high Antimicrosomal 4000, where
>less than 100 is normal
>I get palpitations when I am trying to sleep and startle awake feeling
>like I have forgotten to breath. This happens both during the night and
>day dozens of times before going to sleep. Many times. Some nights I
>dont sleep at all. It used to happen ocassionally before, for the past
>3 weeks its a daily occurance, I also get swollen feet when
>occassionally. This seems to get worse when I eat well, not necessarily
>a lot, but just a regular meal. Went to the ER yesterday because I had
>chest pains along with palpitations, my EKG was normal and creatinin
>kinase 65 [0 to 170], LDH 218 [240 to 480], tropinine 0.0
>
>Please somebody help.
>What is happening to me ? What kind of doctor should I see ? Are there
>any tests that I can request from them ? Will a holter monitor and a
>ecocardiogram help ?
>
>Thanks
>Anita
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
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of a physician-patient relationship.
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