Any thoughts on what route I should take?
I’m waiting to hear from my doctor but have been struggling to get any answers for months and am just curious if anybody has any suggestions on what I should push for?
Back in November I started experiencing heart palpitations. I definitely notice them more around ovulation and my period, but they still freaked me out. Had a heart monitor a couple months ago and it showed some PVC’s but otherwise normal. Other heart bloodwork and CBC also normal. I’ve had shortness of breath, general weakness, sore arms, and fatigue really ramp up the last few months. I also noticed some weight loss and I now weigh less than before I got pregnant. I do have a history of low blood pressure and a family history of POTS (mom and sister) so they’re referring me for POTS treatment. But I just had my thyroid checked two weeks ago and these were my results:
TSH-2.25
T3- 1.1
T4- 8.4
FRT4- 0.63 (low)
She had me stop my multivitamin because it has biotin in it and we rechecked it this week, along with my iron levels.
TSH- 1.28
FRT3- 3.1
FRT4- 0.66 (low)
And looks like the T3 and T4 weren’t rechecked.
Ferritin was 27 and Iron was 136, so everything else was normal. She also checked thyroid antibodies and those are also normal. She felt my thyroid and said it felt great. I’m just wondering if anybody has experienced this and what could be causing the low free T4?
Other things to know- 32F, and I’m 12 months postpartum. (First child is 3.5, baby is 12 months) I just recently learned my ferritin was 19 about a year after my first child and nobody ever did anything, so I do question if this could be related. 🤷🏻♀️