NEW, Neck pain

[JessFM]

Hi Everybody!

I was discharged by Endocrinology for my overactive thyroid a good while ago and I am just waiting for my appointment date to have my bloods done again to check my thyroid... as of the last 2/3 days I have been having a constant pain and discomfort in the front of my neck (where your thyroid gland is).. I am flaring with my Fibromyalgia as well but another symptoms I have not have to this degree is a very fast heart beat..

Any suggestions?

[pennyannie]

Hello Jess and welcome to the forrum :

What is your diagnosis and the reason for your overactive thyroid ?

Were you prescribed an Anti Thyroid y medication and has this now been stopped ?

Can you please share your initial blood tests at diagnosis and the antibodies found in your blood stream which gave cause to your diagnosis - and can you share your discharge blood test results and ranges -

there is nothing on your profile page about your thyroid health and forum members need to know a little bit about what has been going on to try and help and understand where you are in your thyroid journey,

[JessFM in reply to pennyannie]

Hi, I honestly wish I could tell you so that I could understand better myself and get advice from other members. I have not been told any of my blood results or anything of that kind just simply that I have an over active thyroid. I have not been put on any medication either. I do infact have my blood test today (10 Nov 2024) and as soon as I get my results I will let you know. I do know that I have to have routine blood tests for my thyroid.

I hope this answers your questions as well PurpleNails

What are members most common cause of overactive thyroid?

My sister told me of a family friend having her thyroid removed because it was overactive and now she has an underactive thyroid and has to have medication. Anybody experienced this before?

[pennyannie in reply to JessFM]

Hey there again :

Maybe you need to be on a beta blocker for this fast heart rate you are experiencing ?

Why not register for online access at your surgery - if you haven't already - and then you can see all your medical records held there - and we can try and explain things to you :

If you have been taking - or still taking medication - what medicines were theses ?

Looking back I see you lost 3 stone relatively quickly and unintentionally - weight loss is a symptom of an over active thyroid - and the thyroid gland is situated in the front part of the neck at the front - so possibly your thyroid is enlarged and causing these symptoms.

You have a lot going on but we can't help without having more information.

[PurpleNails Administrator]

Were you previously prescribed any anti thyroid medication, since stopped or still prescribed a dose?

Your levels definitely need rechecking. I didn’t have any throat discomfort until thyroid levels were low.

Was cause of hyper confirmed as Graves with correct thyroid antibody testing?