I was diagnosed last week with a hyperthyroidism. I am now worried I'm having a thyroid storm. I feel so so ill. faint. numbness in my legs. I can't eat because i feel so sick. I was trying to vomit this morning but nothing was coming up. and I feel so hot aswell also my hands feel like they are vibrating or tingly . my hearing is off and I'm so scared. the endocrinologist put me on propranolol. but said i might not need meds because it might resolve itself. I'm honestly so sick and weak and im so scared I'm gonna die. I have another appointment at the hospital on Tuesday. any advice untill then or can someone message me please. the numbness and feeling faint is scary. I'm in tears. this is hard with a 3 month old baby and 7 year old. I honestly so scared of being paralysed or worse. someone reach out ðŸ˜
did the doctor mention anything about thyroid storm? Does he or she know your exact symptoms?
you are not going to die or become paralyzed.
if The doctor is aware of your symptoms and is not too concerned, then they must think that this is not too serious.
I know how scared you are . Keep in mind that these doctors have patients with the same condition and they know how to treat it.
I think if you were to really try hard to relax yourself some of the symptoms would subside. Maybe not all of them because it hasn’t been completely resolved yet.
But the anxiety could possibly be making the symptoms more intense than they have to be.
remember that you don’t know for sure if you are having thyroid storm. That is what your mind is telling you which is based on fear and not on facts.
you would benefit by doing some of the mindfulness breathing exercises. That would help to calm down your mind. I know when I get really anxious I have to get tough with myself.
if you are feeling this way tomorrow and need some reassurance, you could always call the doctors office and ask if theres a possibility of having thyroid storm. They might be able to go over your symptoms with you. This is all going to work out!
just breathe. slow down. if you get a little time there is a great meditation called it’s OK. It’s very reassuring and has a very soft-spoken relaxing voice. take care
Hi Rachel, sorry you’re having such a horrible time. I don’t suffer from hyperthyroidism but I do know that some of the symptoms are anxiety which I do know something about. I imagine that your heart is beating fast, maybe feeling weak, dizzy, sick. You maybe sweaty and shaky and can’t relax. Here is the first thing you need to know. You will not die from anxiety and you will not go mad (which is the other thing that one usually thinks. I have had severe anxiety for over thirty years and have never died!! (or gone mad). These are the very common symptoms of anxiety which, although incredibly uncomfortable and distressing, will not harm you in any way.
Along with the uncomfortable physical symptoms of anxiety also comes the random catastrophic thinking. ie. I’m going to die, go mad, or have some kind of terrible illness or disaster. None of this is true! You cannot trust anxious thinking because it is temporarily irrational (not crazy). Your calm rational mind is still there but at the moment you cannot access it because of the anxiety so try not to believe what it is saying because it is nonsense. You will be perfectly okay again (like the hundreds of thousands of other anxiety sufferers who are feeling just like you right at this moment) once the anxiety subsides. I repeat, this experience will not harm you. The next anxious thought is usually that you are some kind of special exemption, that you are not the same as others with anxiety, that something awful will happen to you anyway, that the doctors missed something etc. etc. This is also complete and utter rubbish but something that anxious thinking often trots out.
So what can you do?
First, you need to accept it ,as much as you can, as a temporary physical distress which , though very uncomfortable, will cause you no harm. If you fight or resist it, it tends to get worse. Try to relax into it. A big ask, I know, but it does work. Accept the racing thoughts, the fast heart rate, the tingles etc.
Secondly, be exceptionally kind to yourself. Have a hot bath, if you can, drink plenty of water, watch the telly or read a book. Distract yourself as much as you can. Do things slowly, read your kids a story? Be kind to yourself in whatever way makes you feel even slightly better but, don’t drink too much or take illegal drugs as I have found that they tend to make you feel worse.
You will survive this. Hyperthyroidism is highly treatable. You will be okay.
Love and hugs xxx
hey jan yeah they knew in the hospital I was having numbness and tingling. the endocrinologist said i wasn’t having a thyroid storm but I can’t stop worrying and I’ve been so sick for weeks. I came home from hospital Friday. I felt so sick n faint faint before I left and then tingling and numbness she knew this and said all my vitals were good and there was nothing seriously wrong. and still i something is being missed.. I came home felt like I couldn’t feel my legs. I thought thought was going paralysed and now today my hands are tingly. i woke up this morning and was almost vomiting. I’m having a really horrible time and they say it’s all down to my thyroid.
hey can u message me please xxxx