advice on go to a private doctor

***** Firstly, if you have taken too much medication outside of what you've been told to take then you need to seek medical treatment/advice immediately re overdose. *****

I don't know what you're referring to when you say your Doctor 'overdosed' you but you were on that medication for a reason so if you've stopped it without any guidance from a Healthcare Professional you need to address that immediately. You can't stop and start treatment off your own back. You need to go back to your GP and tell them that you've been experiencing these new symptoms after stopping your prescribed medication or if you can't speak to them today then attend your nearest walk in/minor injury unit to have the new symptoms looked at.

As a separate issue, yes there are significant wait times for referrals at the moment and whether you have the disposable income to see a private Endocrinologist is something only you can answer, but you will have a certain degree of waiting regardless of where you go. There is a common misconception that private healthcare equals immediate appointment, results and treatment but that isn't the way. If you're wanting immediate help then the best thing to do is attend a treatment centre today, the breathlessness and palpitations are certainly something you want to get assessed in the immediate future but at the very least you need to tell your GP that you've stopped taking the medication and you have these new symptoms.

3 of my family members have gone private and none were scammed - it is expensive so you will need to do tests but they dont flaff around and are direct with the results

Hey, I have been having these for 2 months and i have been to A&E like 4 times and they even said the dose given was too much for me. My GP told me to continually stay off the medication, I have booked many GP appointments and all they tell me to do is blood tests and when the results come back I am unable to get contact with a doctor because all the appointments get taken up in the morning even when I call the time the surgery opens.