Cramp

[Sixties123]

Hi does anyone get cramp in neck and feet ? Just wondered if it’s something I’ve developed due to my thyroid or not ? I also have heart thumping and my pulse misses beats (can sometimes be fast and other times slower but defo misses beats ) any advice . Thanks

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Post you most recent blood test results and ranges for thyroid and vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Do you have high thyroid antibodies? This is Hashimoto's also called autoimmune thyroid disease

[Sixties123 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi I dint have any recent bloods as my Gp seems to have washed her hands of me because I now take ndt. How do I get all these bloods? I am seeing a professor in Cardiff could I just say he has asked for them and get them done before my appointment ? Do deficiencies in the above cause cramp and heart bumps etc ? Thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sixties123]

Then you need full testing privately like hundreds of us on here

For full evaluation you ideally need TSH, FT4, FT3, TT4, TPO and TG antibodies, plus vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 tested

See if you can get full thyroid and vitamin testing from GP. Unlikely to get FT3

Private tests are available

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have money off offers.

All thyroid tests should be done as early as possible in morning and fasting and don't take Levo in the 24 hours prior to test, (NDT 12 hours) delay and take straight after. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results

If you have Hashimoto's then you probably need to be strictly gluten free too

Hashimoto's affects the gut and leads to low stomach acid and then low vitamin levels

Low vitamin levels affect Thyroid hormone working

Poor gut function can lead leaky gut (literally holes in gut wall) this can cause food intolerances. Most common by far is gluten

According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)

But don't be surprised that GP or endo never mention gut, gluten or low vitamins. Hashimoto's is very poorly understood

Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies

Ask GP for coeliac blood test first

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[Heathermryall]

Yes I get all of that . Almost daily . It’s the hypo for me . It’s awful .

[Sixties123]

Thank you , I’m going to phone my Gp surgery tomorrow to book bloods