Can anyone help? Has anyone had this and what helped? I really don't think it's anxiety. The gp tries to put everything down to anxiety. He won't test my levels for 12 weeks.
I had a bad reaction to Teva levo over Christmas and this started at the end of that. I've moved back to actavis and MP on 75mmg.
It's like I can swallow the first part, but I can't the second. Food gets stuck, water traps air, everything won't go down properly. I feel like I've a lump, but there's no lump. My voice is horse. My neck is a little restricted too, which means my breathing is a little laboured
I've an ENT referral, but that's May, which is way too long to live like this.
If anyone can offer me some options to try, that would be amazing. GP doesn't seem to think it's thyroid related, but it just seems too coincidental not to be.
Thank you all,
Beckie
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Thank you for replying. My GP sent an urgent referral, a 2 week one, but the hospital downgraded it. I spent the morning on Friday trying to get an earlier appt. No joy.
I tried on Friday. Apparently, the secretaries don't make appointments anymore. I had to book it online with my allocated urgency code. This is what they assessed me at.
I spent the whole morning trying to. Sort it out. No joy.
I'll try my GP again tomorrow. Maybe try to get an ultrasound while I'm waiting.
So frustrating for you ! I have been in Greece for 15 years ( now UK based ) and we could ring any consultant direct and make an appointment - usually very quick. They work late into the evening ! I had so much good and speedy care in cash strapped Greece. The Private sector is affordable.
This is the NHS Marz and this has been happening for years and if you cannot afford to pay you are left on long waiting lists. I am hoping our new PM will do something about this but I doubt he will make much of a change.
You should ask your GP for an urgent referral for an ultrasound scan of your thyroid. This will clarify if there is an obstruction or if it is your thyroid. Thyroid enlargement can be a feature of an underactive thyroid. This needs to be investigated as soon as possible - ring the GP again and insist, especially as you seem to have real difficulties. Hope it does get sorted soon, good luck!
Speak to the Consultant's secretary and tell her to let you know if there is a cancellation. This happens a lot and when I worked on clinics a lot of people would cancel their appointments because they were either scared or ill. We also had a lot of no shows which annoyed me because the appointment could have been used for someone else. If you are really struggling I would call an ambulance and then you will actually get some investigations much quicker. This would be a last resort but I did this when I couldn't breathe with a nasty chest infection and I did get the help I needed.
I have a multinodular goitre and choke on my food all the time. It does not look obvious and doesn't need to be removed but it makes me cough sometimes. I had to take some large antibiotic capsules a few weeks ago and I choked on one. I had to stick my finger down my throat to dislodge it. In future if I have to take any tablets on prescription I will ask for the liquid. When I took Thyroid S I had no trouble swallowing them because they are tiny.
Oh that's horrid. I've been following my tablets with a piece of bread or banana and some liquid, it seems to help. If I don't, it feels they are just there.
So much for just taking a pill and you'll feel better, eh?
This is a really common symptom that I keep reading. Its not anxiety!
It started with me when I got up to 75mcg Levo. Ive just had an ultrasound and they say Auto immune Thyroiditis. My Endo has just told me that lots of people cant tolerate Levo at the higher levels.
Ive gone onto NDT and it is subsiding. My lymphs were raised as well and they are going down.
I was undermedicated for months when first diagnosed. Either that or a reaction to a filler or Lactose in the tablet or the synthetic hormone itself, I’m not sure.
But why are these medics treating us like this ? Trying to make out its anything other than the medication they probably wouldnt take themselves!
Just seen a Rheum who tried to talk me out of taking my vits and minerals as I’m in normal range but BOTTOM of normal range.
Thank you so much for replying, Michelle, sharing your experience and being reassuring.
It was when I moved up to 75mcg too, but had a seriously bad reaction to the TEVA brand, which is the only brand in 75 over here. Thanks to this forum, I asked to move to other brands and many of my symptoms improved, but not this throat thing... I'm still super tired too.
Maybe I should see if I can try just actavis brand as was ok on that before. I'm in the UK so I hear NDT is hard to get prescribed.
Can I ask, did you get a strange muscular thing going on with your tongue at the back, going into your throat? I think that's driving me mad the most, other than swallowing air.
I'm so pleased you're improving. That must be such a relief. Long may it continue. X
Yes I’m in the UK too. I’ve been buying NDT since Jan 1st. My throat is worse a couple hours after taking meds in morning and when looking down. I dont have the muscle thing but being hypo weakens your muscles. As I say its subsided a lot on NDT. I am so relieved.
I was better on Teva but suspect I have a lactose intolerance as since going Gluten and Lactose free, bowel complaints have massively improved. Teva is lactose free.
I think the synthetic hormone irritates the Thyroid. I think thats why nodules grow. But just my theory. Seems significant that a lot on here dont get this but a small percentage of us definitely do.
Can I ask if you had a baby or virus before being diagnosed? x
That's all so very interesting. If I don't get any joy sorting this out on levo, I'll look at getting some NDT. Only thing is that I'm a lifelong vegetarian, but then what's the ethics of a lot of these drugs, esp with gelatin capsules.
We all react to drugs differently, don't we? Funnily enough I've been lactose free for a while and now looking at gluten, but I love my carbs, so I have to be properly determined to stick to it.
Yes, I was diagnosed, finally, 3 years ago. I was exhausted after having my boy, almost 8 years ago and put it down to lone parenthood. I genuinely think the stress of all that brought it on.
Hi michelle ive just seen the post now. I cant believe how many of us are having these symptoms. Im 7 weeks off meds now and although it has subsided slightly it is still there. I know teva works for some people but i defo put my issues down to tge brand x
Same thing happened to me I found food would not go down even liquid had a hard time I had hyperthyroidism my thiyroid had gone toxic and I'm sure it was swollen but no goiter visible told my gp for 3 years I was suffering from hyper symptoms but he took no notice blamed the menupause 😠 upshot I went in to thyroid storm had TT May last year swollowing is much better now but sometimes I get the levo stuck and need loads of water to get them down weird.. persist with your gp because they don't always know everything and do make huge mistakes and miss diagnosis unfortunately 😠
Thank you for your reply... It was similar here, I ended up having a mirena coil fitted, went on anti anxiety meds as I was all over the place. Finally, they found I was hyperthyroid. Its been a long journey.
Wow, I'm so sorry you've had to go through this too. Awful. Thank you for telling me to.
My gp surgery is horrendously understaffed. Lots of GPS have left and they seem to have trouble keeping them.
Such is out NHS at the moment. Let's hope it gets better.
I had the Mirena coil fitted and had a very bad reaction to it. I blame it for my Hashi’s. Do you know lots of American women suing company and also blame Mirena? x
Hi All. Thank you for your support. I have an ENT appt on Monday morning, thankfully. Gp has asked for new bloods done, but has only asked for electrolytes and creatine ¯\(°_o)/¯
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Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies
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
If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3 £29 (via NHS private service )
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