Lump in throat

[Emma1234567]

Hello. I have hashimotos and have been self medicating with NDT for over a year which has made a huge difference to my life. However, over the past few months I have been feeling a little like I’m being strangled, a sort of pressure in the front on my throat. Has anyone else experienced this? I’d be grateful for any advice. Thank you.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Suggest you get FULL Thyroid and vitamin testing to see if you need to tweak doseage or vitamins

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also extremely important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Last Levothyroxine dose should be 24 hours prior to test, (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw).

If/when also on T3, or NDT make sure to take last dose 8-12 hours prior to test, even if this means adjusting time or splitting of dose day before test

Is this how you do your tests?

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or all vitamins

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 special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random

[Emma1234567 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you SlowDragon for your reply. I think that’s a very idea too and will get onto that.