Heartbeats: fast and weak vs. fast and strong

Strong and weak heart palpitations

This is my very first blog post. And yes I am pretty nervous but I think it's worth it. Life outside the comfort zone is much more interesting. So here it goes:
I've been struggling with thyroid problems for more than 10 years and I am still looking for solutions.  A few months ago I tried to increase my thyroid meds a tiny bit (my labs were too low) and it went really wrong. First of all I got terrible irregular palps especially in bed at night. So I went back down with the meds and the palps got better. But then I started to get something I never had before: a very quick, very weak heartbeat (but regular) waking me early in the morning at 4 am and 5am and 6 am and 7am. This is a really big problem for me since I don't sleep well to begin with. Because of these palps I am even more exhausted than in normal times. So, I talked to my endo who referred me to a cardiologist, who didn't find anything and referred me back to my endo, who of course insisted it must be an emotional thing. Even though the problem started through her altering my meds. I am so sick and tired to hear this psychosomatic crap again and again. It's always the last resort when doctors don't want to invest more time to help a patient.

So I started searching the web. Here is what I found:
It could be a lack of calcium. If the heartbeat is fast and weak it could be a lack of calcium, if it's fast and strong it could be a lack of magnesium. And of course one can have both. Since I am already taking at least 800mg of magnesium spread out over the day I am now trying to find out how much calcium I need. Last night I took 300mg magnesium and 600mg calcium and no funny heartbeat any more. And that after suffering from it for over three month.

Here is where I found the information:

http://index.healthboards.com/thyroid/calcium-heart-palpitations/1/

Now, I don't know if it's repeatable but the first result was pretty impressive. I'll post in a few days for an update. And I 'll try this approach to perhaps up my thyroid meds a tiny bit.

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am only searching for solutions and trying out things to improve my quality of life. Do not try anything I did. Always ask a qualified doctor for advice before trying something. All I am writing about are my personal experiences as my very own guinea pig. Everybody is different and I cannot be held responsible for anything anybody tries out.)