Guest guest Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 What could be causing my heartburn? It seems like my thyroid is pushing up against my windpipe, or something. Anyway, this heartburn last ALL DAY LONG! I've finally started taking Pepcid, which kind of helps. But not much. I am afraid to eat anything in fear that I will have more heartburn. What's up? Anyone know? It's been going nonstop for 4 days now. I had this one time before, and the Dr gave me some Previcid? Only took it two times and stopped cause the heartburn went away. (Plus I thought it was my thyroid,not heart burn) Lynn -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 One thing that has definitely improved for me during this last yr (2004), from better thyroid treatment, is that god awful GERD I had been having for the last 3 yrs before that. I think that all that Pepsid AC I was taking, along with very low thyroid, was the main reason for my folic acid deficiency, so I would not want to go there again at all. Lynn, refresh my memory, didn't you have a trachea that has been pushed completely over by a very large goiter or a nodule, one?? heartburn > What could be causing my heartburn? It seems like my thyroid is pushing up > against my windpipe, > or something. > Anyway, this heartburn last ALL DAY LONG! > I've finally started taking Pepcid, which kind of helps. But not much. > I am afraid to eat anything in fear that I will have more heartburn. > > What's up? Anyone know? It's been going nonstop for 4 days now. > > I had this one time before, and the Dr gave me some Previcid? Only took it > two times and stopped > cause the heartburn went away. (Plus I thought it was my thyroid,not heart > burn) > > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 did anyone diagnose you with an inflamed thyroid? I know mine feels like it is....how do you get that confirmed by a doctor? steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 No my thyroid is/was inflamed, but since I switched to Synthroid/cytomel it seems to have shrunk. I do have my regular GP tweaking my meds, which may have caused this GERD? It is God awful, though! I will have to practice patience, I guess. Lynn At 03:04 AM 5/4/2005, you wrote: >One thing that has definitely improved for me during this last yr (2004), >from better thyroid treatment, is that god awful GERD I had been having for >the last 3 yrs before that. I think that all that Pepsid AC I was taking, >along with very low thyroid, was the main reason for my folic acid >deficiency, so I would not want to go there again at all. Lynn, refresh my >memory, didn't you have a trachea that has been pushed completely over by a >very large goiter or a nodule, one?? > > > > heartburn > > > > What could be causing my heartburn? It seems like my thyroid is pushing >up > > against my windpipe, > > or something. > > Anyway, this heartburn last ALL DAY LONG! > > I've finally started taking Pepcid, which kind of helps. But not much. > > I am afraid to eat anything in fear that I will have more heartburn. > > > > What's up? Anyone know? It's been going nonstop for 4 days now. > > > > I had this one time before, and the Dr gave me some Previcid? Only took >it > > two times and stopped > > cause the heartburn went away. (Plus I thought it was my thyroid,not heart > > burn) > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 I have Hashimoto's. Besides feeling the thyroid sqeezing my neck, I also had an ultrasound, fine needle aspiration, and blood tests which all confirmed the Hashimoto's. I had a major flare up for about a year, and finally changed my medication from Armour to Synthroid/Cytomel. I would love to stay on Armour, but I think for me, personally, it made things worse. It could also have been that I wasn't on the right combination of T4/T3. Now I am on Unithroid/Cytomel. I don't want to take Synthroid, it's over priced, and over prescribed! (my opinion only) I'm not sure if the pressure is my thyroid, or GERD. It all feels like pressure from my neck down to my chest. We'll see of this Protonix will help???? LYNN At 08:47 AM 5/4/2005, you wrote: did anyone diagnose you with an inflamed thyroid? I know mine feels like it is....how do you get that confirmed by a doctor? steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Lynn, I just wanted to let you know what my experience was with Protonix. I was dizzy the entire time I was on it, sometimes horrible vertigo. I am now on Omeprazole (generic Prevacid I believe) and while it is maybe not as powerful as some of the others, it takes care of the majority of the problem. Just wanted to warn you, in case the dizziness happens to you. Then you'll know it's the Protonix. Good luck! ~ It all feels like > pressure from my neck down > to my chest. > We'll see of this Protonix will help???? > LYNN > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Hi Lynn, My dr recommends taking betaine hydrochloride for heartburn. He said many people have low levels of stomach acids. You might want to get tested to see what your levels are before trying it. He said to start off taking either betaine hydrochloride-pepsin or glutamic-acid hydrochloride-pepsin. Start taking one " 10 grain " (650 mg) before each meal. After two or three days, if there are no problems, take two capsules or tabs in the early part of the meal, then three capsules or tabs several days later. The dose is gradually increased in this steplike fashion. Most people find their optimum dose is to be five or six capsules with each meal. Do not use this with aspirin since it may cause stomach bleeding and ulcer. I use it and for more info, check it out on the internet. Good luck! Sue > What could be causing my heartburn? It seems like my thyroid is pushing up > against my windpipe, > or something. > Anyway, this heartburn last ALL DAY LONG! > I've finally started taking Pepcid, which kind of helps. But not much. > I am afraid to eat anything in fear that I will have more heartburn. > > What's up? Anyone know? It's been going nonstop for 4 days now. > > I had this one time before, and the Dr gave me some Previcid? Only took it > two times and stopped > cause the heartburn went away. (Plus I thought it was my thyroid,not heart > burn) > > Lynn > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Lynn, I had severe heartburn every day and took prevacid. It was wonderful, but since I have started taking Armour Thyroid I don't need the prevacid everyday. I am actually down to taking Tums on rare occassions. -Patty > > What could be causing my heartburn? It seems like my thyroid is > pushing up > > against my windpipe, > > or something. > > Anyway, this heartburn last ALL DAY LONG! > > I've finally started taking Pepcid, which kind of helps. But not > much. > > I am afraid to eat anything in fear that I will have more heartburn. > > > > What's up? Anyone know? It's been going nonstop for 4 days now. > > > > I had this one time before, and the Dr gave me some Previcid? Only > took it > > two times and stopped > > cause the heartburn went away. (Plus I thought it was my > thyroid,not heart > > burn) > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 -I am new to this Group and am interested because we thought our daughter who is sixteen had a thyroid problem. We have had tests and last year she was on synthroid for goiter which has now gone. She is now off the medicine and we will wait and see what happens. She seems to be doing fine. Just a note, as I was reading your post about HEARTBURN, I have found that a tablespoon of vinegar, malt or white vinegar, taken any time during the day will ease the heartburn. Just give it about 30 -45 minutes to work. Much better than prescriptions. -- In Texas_Thyroid_Groups , " peej067 " <peej067@e...> wrote: > Lynn, > I had severe heartburn every day and took prevacid. It was > wonderful, but since I have started taking Armour Thyroid I don't > need the prevacid everyday. I am actually down to taking Tums on > rare occassions. > -Patty > > > > > What could be causing my heartburn? It seems like my thyroid is > > pushing up > > > against my windpipe, > > > or something. > > > Anyway, this heartburn last ALL DAY LONG! > > > I've finally started taking Pepcid, which kind of helps. But > not > > much. > > > I am afraid to eat anything in fear that I will have more > heartburn. > > > > > > What's up? Anyone know? It's been going nonstop for 4 days now. > > > > > > I had this one time before, and the Dr gave me some Previcid? > Only > > took it > > > two times and stopped > > > cause the heartburn went away. (Plus I thought it was my > > thyroid,not heart > > > burn) > > > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: > 5/2/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Hi there! Did the doctor give any reason as to why he took her off of Synthroid? These conditions do not generally go away, except in very rare cases (pregnancy-induced thyroid problems can stop suddenly, as can euthroid sick syndrome). Lack of thyroid support can affect your daughter's growth patterns, not to mention her ability to function. The vinegar idea sounds great! I wonder exactly how that works chemically. Best-- Courtenay. -I am new to this Group and am interested because we thought our daughter who is sixteen had a thyroid problem. We have had tests and last year she was on synthroid for goiter which has now gone. She is now off the medicine and we will wait and see what happens. She seems to be doing fine. Just a note, as I was reading your post about HEARTBURN, I have found that a tablespoon of vinegar, malt or white vinegar, taken any time during the day will ease the heartburn. Just give it about 30 -45 minutes to work. Much better than prescriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Hi Lynn, When I first started getting symptoms was right around the time my entire health " crashed. " When it first happened I had pain so intense it was going straight through to my back and I thought I might be having a heart attack. I was also having gall bladder problems at the same time. After an endoscopy, a doctor determined that I had two ulcers, rather high up in the stomach. I didn't know ulcers could be up that high! Or rather hurt that high up! I quit taking advil immediately and started on protonix and then aciphex until the ulcers healed. I was dizzy the whole time and attributed it to my overall health but once I got off the protonix, the dizziness cleared up. My symptoms are now just occasional, thanks to the Omeprazole. Heartburn rarely now, but sometimes pain in the esophagus after I take iron or sometimes other pills. Tums seems to help that. It's possible that you could have developed an ulcer, or sores on your esophagus, if acid reflux has been going on for a very long time. Have you seen a G.I. to get an endoscopy? It was painless and I don't even remember it. Does your pain hurt through to your back? > > It all feels like > > > pressure from my neck down > > > to my chest. > > > We'll see of this Protonix will help???? > > > LYNN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 : Could you please define histamine 1 inhibitors? Thank you. After what I > experienced on long drawn out treatment with the histamine 1 inhibitors > (nutritional anemias mainly), I do not believe that these meds are > appropriate treatment for this problem, and that they can be nutritionally > dangerous for anyone, let alone a metabolically challenged thyroid patient. > I suspect that the cause of this ailment for most of the people on our > thyroid sites is hypo itself and slow digestion, with the creation of a more > than normal amt of acid to try to dissolve the food that is still sitting in > the stomach. Our bodies do all kinds of things to try to do away with > something that's been in the body way too long. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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