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New Post 7/2/2009 9:06 PM
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Rapid heart rate, mildly high Epi, but normal NorEpi. 

Hi Elaine, two years have passed yet I still have tachycardia, palpitations, hypertension and arrhythmia. I'm only 24 :(

My Kaiser insurance got canceled because I could no longer pay for the high cost. During my last check-up these were the results:

Dec 19 2008

TSH 0.2 (0.2-5.5 uIU/mL)
T4 FREE 1.6 (0.8-1.7 ng/dL)

1. My question is, although my FT4 is near the upper limit and my TSH is 0.2, could these symptoms I'm having be attributed to subclinical hyperthyroidism?

2. My doctor told me that my Epinephrine is 3 units above the upper limit which is only mild, and my Norepinephrine was within range. My K and other electrolytes were normal. CREATININE was 1.04 (<1.34 mg/dL). He said that norepinephrine should have also gone high and he was puzzled with the result. What could this be, besides pheochromocytoma? What could have caused this high epinephrine?

3. Can lack of sleep, 2 years with poor sunlight exposure, frequent stress, excessive masturbation and poor diet lead to *chronic* *persistent* high epinephrine / hypertension symptoms instead of a random incident?

Thank you, Elaine you've saved many lives today.

 
New Post 7/4/2009 10:10 PM
  Elaine
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Re: Rapid heart rate, mildly high Epi, but normal NorEpi. 

Hi Paul,

If you normally run a slightly lower FT4, your current level could be causing symptoms. You might want to try Thyrosoothe, which you can buy online, to slightly lower your levels.

Your slight elevation of epinephrine could be caused by stress, even just the stress of having a blood test. Because this test is so sensitive, in hospitals, the patient having this test has to lay supine for 30 minutes before the blood is drawn.  If you didn't follow this procedure I wouldn't worry about the slight elevation. When you have insurance again, you might ask for a 24 hr urine test for fractionated catecholamines. This test measures epinephrine and norepinephrine.

I hope you start to feel better soon. Best, Elaine

 
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