Hyperthyroid or cardiovascular disease?

Im 21 years old male, recently I have been diagnosed with hyperthyroid. My t4 is 22.7, normal reading should be 18 n below. Before I have been diagnosed, I had panic attacks for almost everyday for 2 weeks. Until then I went to ER and got to know that I have hyperthyroidism. And the doctor said I have acid reflux too. So, I was fine for a few days. No more panic attacks. i don't have alot of symptoms, just tremors and shaking and worries. But lately, I've been feeling so weak and anxious. Its hard for me to fall asleep, I will always wake up at 3-4 am with both of my hands falling asleep. There's just this one thing that bothers me, everytime I walk upstairs and downstairs or running, my left hand, left neck and left shoulder feel so heavy. I will also get tingling and shooting pain on my left chest and ribs. I'll get headaches, jaw pain sometimes. I'm not intelorance with heat, instead I always feel cold and get shivers. What is causing these tingling chest pain and heaviness and weakness on my left side of upper body? I went to see the doctor and he said it's because of the thyroid and gave me muscle relaxation and nerve pills. But I still feel the same. Is it because of my acid reflux? Or am I in a risk of heart disease? Or its it's just hyperthyroidism with anxiety that causes the chest pain. I'm going to make another blood test by the end of the month. So, I need help and some clarification about my symptoms. Oh yeah, I'm on 5mg carbimazole for each day.
-Azrai

Judy2 said...
All of your symptoms can be caused by hyperthyroidism or the anxiety that often accompanies it. It will take at least 12 weeks for your thyroid functioning to decrease with medication. Please be sure you follow up with your doctor on this at least every three months.

That's what I thought. I'm always anxious all the time. Good to know these are symptoms from my hyperthyroidism and/or anxiety. I'm going to make an appointment with the specialist soon to talk about my anxiety and symptoms so I could feel better. Thanks for the fast repond. I'll be doing follow up like you asked to. It's good to have this kind of site so people can talk about their problem. Thanks again.