Lansoprazole

[mandy72]

saturday i was having bad chest pains for about an hour so nervously headed to A/E

was masked up and taken for ECG which was fine but due to age they wanted to run bloods

while waiting on bloods dr examined me and said he suspected Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

bloods came back good and dr said to take gaviscon to see if it helps

been taking it and still acidy and chest pains

call dr today and they are putting me on Lansoprazole 30mg

how does this effect thyroid meds?

NDT and T3 at 10am and 6pm

[Lalatoot]

Mandy There have been a number of post about stomach issues and being hypo. One of the things commonly discussed is that hypos tend to have low stomach acid which causes very similar symptoms to acid reflux. For reflux a PPI such as lansoprazole will help; for low stomach acid this will make things worse. For low stomach acid cider vinegar with mother seems to help.

If you do a search on this site you will get more info and pointers to decide what is best for you.

[mandy72 in reply to Lalatoot]

i have ACV with mother so i might try that a few times a day

i just want they chest pain and yucky feeling to go away

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to mandy72]

Thousands of posts on here about LOW stomach acid

healthunlocked.com/search/p...

When did you last test thyroid and vitamin levels?

[mandy72 in reply to SlowDragon]

thyroid and ferritin was tested a few weeks back (6th april)

Serum TSH level 23 U/mL [0.38 - 5.33 (i was on 1 grain NDT then and have increased since as i just wasnt coping on thyroxine)

Serum ferritin level 37 ug/L [30.0 - 300.0] been on 4 spatone a day for a few months due to ferritin being 30 at last blood test and i cant take tablets

Full blood count

Haemoglobin concentration 141 g/L [115.0 - 165.0]

Red blood cell count 4.69 10*12/L [3.8 - 5.8]

PCV 0.455 [0.37 - 0.47]

Mean cell volume 97.0 fL [83.0 - 101.0]

Mean cell haemoglobin level 30.1 pg [27.0 - 32.0]

Mean cell haemoglobin concentration 310.0 g/L [288.0 - 352.0]

RDW 12.9

Total white blood count 8.2 10*9/L [4.0 - 10.0]

Neutrophil count 5.05 10*9/L [2.0 - 7.0]

Percentage neutrophil count 61.6

Lymphocyte count 2.15 10*9/L [1.0 - 3.0]

Percentage lymphocyte count 26.2

Monocyte count - observation 0.70 10*9/L [0.2 - 1.0]

Percentage monocyte count 8.5

Eosinophil count - observation 0.23 10*9/L [0.02 - 0.5]

Percentage eosinophil count 2.8

Basophil count 0.07 10*9/L [0.0 - 0.1]

Percentage basophil count 0.9

Platelet count - observation 308 10*9/L [150.0 - 400.0]

Mean platelet volume 9.4 fL

these were done in A/E

SERUM UREA

Serum urea level 3.3 mmol/L [2.5 - 6.6]

Serum cholesterol level 4.98 mmol/L [3.5 - 5.2]

Liver function tests

Serum albumin level 42 g/L [35.0 - 50.0]

Serum alkaline phosphatase level 36 u/L [30.0 - 105.0]

Serum alanine aminotransferase level 20 u/L [5.0 - 45.0]

Serum total bilirubin level 13 umol/L [1.0 - 21.0]

Serum total protein level 75 g/L [60.0 - 80.0]

Serum C reactive protein level 7.1 mg/L [0.0 - 6.0]

Above high reference limit

Clotting screening test

One stage prothrombin time 10.9 s [10.5 - 16.1]

PROTHROMBIN TIME RATIO 0.9 [0.8 - 1.2]

Partial thromboplastin time activated 34.9 s [24.5 - 37.1]

Activated partial thromboplastin time ratio 1.1

Full blood count

Haemoglobin concentration 144 g/L [115.0 - 165.0]

Red blood cell count 4.76 10*12/L [3.8 - 5.8]

PCV 0.444 [0.37 - 0.47]

Mean cell volume 93.3 fL [83.0 - 101.0]

Mean cell haemoglobin level 30.3 pg [27.0 - 32.0]

Mean cell haemoglobin concentration 324.0 g/L [288.0 - 352.0]

RDW 12.7

Total white blood count 8.0 10*9/L [4.0 - 10.0]

Neutrophil count 5.04 10*9/L [2.0 - 7.0]

Percentage neutrophil count 63.0

Lymphocyte count 1.99 10*9/L [1.0 - 3.0]

Percentage lymphocyte count 24.9

Monocyte count - observation 0.62 10*9/L [0.2 - 1.0]

Percentage monocyte count 7.7

Eosinophil count - observation 0.27 10*9/L [0.02 - 0.5]

Percentage eosinophil count 3.4

Basophil count 0.08 10*9/L [0.0 - 0.1]

Percentage basophil count 1.0

Platelet count - observation 295 10*9/L [150.0 - 400.0]

Mean platelet volume 9.2 fL

Urea and electrolytes

Serum sodium level 138 mmol/L [135.0 - 145.0]

Serum potassium level 3.95 mmol/L [3.5 - 5.0]

Serum creatinine level 63 umol/L [62.0 - 124.0]

Serum glucose level 6.2 mmol/L [3.3 - 6.0]

Above high reference limit

HS TROPONIN I (FEMALE)

HS TROPONIN I (FEMALE) 3.1 ng/L [0.0 - 11.6]

HS TROPONIN I COMMENT Please note: New troponin I assay; Gender specific

reference range for females 0 - 11.6 ng/L.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to mandy72]

So you were very hypo...this often causes low stomach acid..should improve as you increase dose

How much have you increased NDT?

[mandy72 in reply to SlowDragon]

at the moment im taking 3/4 ndt and 6.25 T3 in the morning and 1/2 ndt and 6.25 t3 in the late afternoon

i find the added T3 is better than NDT alone

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to mandy72]

Get levels retested 6-8 weeks later

cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3

£29 (via NHS private service )

monitormyhealth.org.uk/thyr...

Aim to retest vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin twice year too

[mandy72 in reply to SlowDragon]

will do my best

will be adding another 1/4 ndt to afternoon dose in 4 days time as i do small weekly increases

[mandy72 in reply to SlowDragon]

i did the bicarbonate of soda test this morning

and had a small burp within 3 minutes and 2 more burps after the 3 minutes and before the 5 minutes

it says burp within 3 minutes good stomach acid

after 3 minutes and within 5 minutes low stomach acid

i might try again tomorrow (tastes awful)