PCOS Message Board - View Single Post - did you go from hypo to hyper when pregnant???

redroo · 05-14-2004, 05:03 AM

Hey everyone I'm up yet again. This makes several weeks now that I'm up at night. I am 22 weeks pregnant and have asked my docs to check my TSH. I have Hashi's and have been on 112mcg of levoxyl successfully now for many months. However, did anyone ever go hyper during pregnancy. I can find info on the internet that suggests you will get more hypo but I"ve had complaints of increased heart rate for nearly 5 weeks now. My OB/GYN didn't take it seriously when imy heart rate measured 112 in his office resting. I told him all of a sudden it will get as high as 130 to 150 even when I haven't done anything to initiate it. Often times this happens even midday usually just after eating or at night when I'm sleeping. I'm a nurse I know how to check my pulse but he acted like I was exaggerating. Now I woke up tonight my heart pounding at 134 when I should've been sound asleep - it's 1 o'clock am here - HELLO. Why doesn't anyone take it seriously. I have had heart surgery as a child so I even called my cardiologist who refused to see me but ordered a holter monitor for 48 hours. Of course I only had like one episode while I was wearing it - but he said that the increased heart rate was NOT CARDIAC RELATED - gee thanks how about telling me what it is.

Due to my hashis I've been cold most of the pregnancy - but the last 3 nights I have awoken in a sweat. One night I took my basal body temp and it was 97.6 (the lowest it has measured since pregnancy, then the next night 98.2, and tonight 98.7) I'm concerned I may go into premature labor - can anyone tell me if they had any similar troubles. Also there is a ton of diabetes in my family and I have insulin resistance and I am concerned about gestational diabetes - anyone else have similar experiences and it was gestational DM??

Thanks,