I saw a post today from someone who was having chest pain with their thyroid problem and was wondering if my pain could indicate I have the same.
I have been in A&E today for the second time in 10 days with ongoing short, sharp pain on the left hand side of my chest with palpitations. Last week they said it was a gastro problem (I am on aspirin, clopidogrel, BP tablets, beta blockers and statins as I had a heart attack and stent fitted December last year. PPI's to reduce acid cause me problems with wind coming up).
Today I spoke to my GP who said that I should go to A&E to be checked again. I also asked him if he would check my thyroid as I moved house last September and it hasn't been checked for over 18 months. In hospital last week my TSH was checked at 5pm, so not fasting and it was 0.63 (0.27-4.5) so T3 or T4 wasn't checked.
I had radio iodine treatment 11 years ago, I'm on levothyroxine, 75 for 2 days, then every 3rd day take 100, and managed ok on it as far as I know. I asked GP to arrange TSH, T3 and T4 and he'll do that, but refused point blank to do ferritin or anything else! I asked if my chest pain could be thyroid trouble and dismissed it straight away. He said if my TSH is ok then T3 and T4 will be ok too! My GP is very difficult to deal with! Looks like I will have to do a private test sometime to get the full picture. How many phials do I have to fill for a thyroid test?!! Struggled with filling just one for cholesterol test, despite following the tips on here. Will have to try again on that one as medichecks did send me a free replacement.
So basically I am asking would it be a good idea to get a full thyroid check to rule out any problems, so I can go forward with finding other possibilities of chest pain.
Sorry for the long post.
Lily
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If you have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), treatment may be delayed until this problem is treated. This is because having an underactive thyroid can lead to an increased cholesterol level, and treating hypothyroidism may cause your cholesterol level to decrease, without the need for statins. Statins are also more likely to cause muscle damage in people with an underactive thyroid.
Slowdragon mentioned it more in depth that PPI's and h2 blockers reduce your ability to absorb nutrients and meds. Its entirely possible that your chest pain could be attributed to lower magnesium levels and lower circulating thyroid levels. I'm glad to hear that you're planning to try famoditine since it's doesnt shut off acid production as much.
I was briefly on a ppi and then I switched to pepcid ac 30mg. I couldn't tolerate 40mg because it made my heart race too much. During that period, my thyroid levels changed. After 6 to 8 weeks of slowly weaning off, I switched to a herb called slippery elm. Was on it for quite a long time. It coats the lining of your stomach to protect it from the acid. It too decreases the absorption of meds and vitamins but it doesn't affect acid production. Eventually I weaned myself off it as well. Incorporated diet and lifestyle changes and that's helping .
That is good to hear. I thought I would mention it as I know many people have had Covid and there is not a huge amount of discussion of some of the post Covid symptoms that people commonly experience.
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