armour thyroid and svt

[kosuke]

guys,

Do any of you know about taking armour thyroid if you have svt?
I also know that some medical websites say that svt can be caused by thyroid probs.
Here is also blood work as of tuesday dec 21

thanks guys and have an enjoyable christmas break!

Tests: (1) ULTRASENSITIVE TSH (4274)
  ULTRASENSITIVE TSH        2.610 UIU/ML                0.300 - 5.100

Tests: (2) THYROID PEROXIDASE AB (4513)
THYROID PEROXIDASE AB
                       [H]  50 IU/ML                    <35

Tests: (3) FREE T3 (4273)
  FREE T3                   3.1 PG/ML                   2.3-4.2

Tests: (4) FREE T4 (THYROXINE) (2823)
  FREE T4 (THYROXINE)       1.51 NG/DL                  0.73-1.95

[kosuke]

hmm..magnesium I have read about too on the internet.
Well I guess when I was getting these to start with it was in the summer time when it was hot and I sweated alot. But I also drank alot of water. But when you sweat you lose nutrients...I'll also consider this.

Hey gimel, based on those bloods you still think I have that nasty japanese monster (hashimoto) right?
That's why I'm going to see another doc like stated above.

and thanks for the input and the study.

[kosuke]

hmm...
I don't think those have been checked...
I'm going to see another cool doc that referred me to a good chiro for my shoulder and hoping he can refer me to a good endocrinologist about the thyroid deal.

thanks for the input.

[medicmommy]

Just a thought...Have you had your vitamin D levels checked? I only ask because, after having tachycardic episodes for over a year (never could catch one on a monitor, but I often had several a day) that also caused chest pressure and shortness of breath (all cardiac workup came back normal), my vitamin D levels were finally checked and were low (15). After 3 months at 10,000 units of D3/day, the tachycardic episodes all but vanished. -I don't know if this will help, but it's worth checking into, eh? ~MM

[gimel]

Just happened to run across this and thought it might interest you.

Iseri LT. Role of magnesium in cardiac tachyarrhythmias. Am J Cardiol. 1990 Jun 19;65(23):47K-50K.

The efficacy of magnesium therapy in patients with ventricular tachycardia has previously been reported. Recently completed and ongoing studies validate earlier observations that potassium and magnesium supplementation may control other cardiac arrhythmias, particularly in hypomagnesemic patients. Magnesium treatment is a viable therapeutic option when other antiarrhythmic agents fail to suppress ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, multifocal atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and supraventricular tachycardia. PMID: 2353670

[goolarra]

By and large, if you have any kind of heart arrhythmia, T3 meds are considered a no-no.  Armour, like all dessicated products, has a T4:T3 ratio of about 4:1.  Our own thyroids, if working properly produce about 20:1.  If you need to add a direct source of T3, I'd consider synthetics first as T3 and T4 can be manipulated separately.  Often a very small dose of T3 can do wonders.  Of course, your arrhythmia would have to be closely monitored until you determine how well you tolerate it.

How are your hypo symptoms?  When did you first start having SVT?  What meds are you on at the moment?  How long have you been on meds altogether?

I have PSVT as well from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.