hi, I’m just wondering if anyone else suffers with chest pain. Before I was diagnosed with Hashimotos and given T4 I used to regularly suffer chest pain. It only lasts for about 5 minutes with no other symptoms, apart from being quite painful. It comes and goes in that time and can radiate right into my throat. I also suffer from Sjögren’s and sometimes wonder if it’s from my oesophagus, but until now T4 has stopped it. Suddenly yesterday I had a bout of it. I’m currently taking 50 mcg T4 and 3 x 5mcg T3 daily. I’ve just increased T3 from two doses to three and feel much better. Any advice would be appreciated.
One other question - I see a private endo for my T3 but am awaiting an appointment with NHS endo to try to get T3 on the NHS. 10 months and counting - he’s now left the trust so I’m back to square one! When I do eventually see the NHS consultant am I still allowed to see my private Endo? He’s an expert on T3 and I don’t want to swap over, just get my T3 on the NHS.
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Hi Jaydee, thank you for your reply. I haven’t gone back on my vitamins yet - just had a good break from them to see what effects taking T3 was having and so I didn’t muddle up symptoms. Now I seem to be feeling better on my 3 T3 doses, as you’ve suggested I’ll start with them again. I have got an Ingennus superb complex meth B vitamins + vitamin C - what do you think shall I start back on them? In a previous blood test about six months ago my zinc level said borderline 10.8 umol/L (11.0-24)- communicate patient. Nobody contacted me so I bought some zinc tablets, however, after reading possible side effects and not being monitored I stopped taking them. My ferritin is 249 ng/mL (13-150) I have very high Sjögren’s antibodies and wonder if this causes this?
I see what you mean re consultants - when I eventually get to see an NHS one (I had an appointment after 11 months and it was cancelled as he’d left the trust) there are two others but seems like I’m at the back of their queues now 🤬I’ll see what they’re like - my private endo wished me luck, said to wear a hard hat and that he’s sure he’ll see me again. He’s in the neighbouring ICB so probably knows I’m wasting my time trying to get T3 on the NHS - his ICB give it but said mine are frugal. Postcode lottery unfairness!
With chest pain, it really is best not to try to guess what’s causing it. I hate visiting my GP with a passion but chest pain is one of those those things that needs proper checking out—ECG, blood tests etc. It may well be nothing to do with your heart but you need to be sure before trying to work out what else it could be.
Hi Jazzw, thank you for your reply. I did have an ECG about six months ago as I started taking 10 mcg T3 every morning with50 mcg T4. I could feel my heart racing so asked for ECG.they found a sinus arrhythmia but didn’t seem concerned. I took myself off T3 and back on 100 mcg T4 but went back on T3 but 2 x 5 mcg doses and felt fine. I’m now on 3 x 5 mcg doses and feel the best I’ve felt for years. However, the return of the chest pain this week worried me. Only the once and hasn’t happened since but that’s how it was 8 years ago before I was put in T4 and I’ve never had it since until now. My T4 was reduced from 100 mcg to 50 mcg to accommodate the T3 and thats all I can relate it too. It only lasts 5 minutes at the most and comes and goes a bit in that time. No other symptoms and after it this time I did a 4 mile woodland walk with no breathlessness or problems. It just goes away as quickly as it starts.
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