nexium and thyroid disease

So, I would like to know if anyone with Hashimotos got their thyroid removed and how they are doing wrt to antibodies and also as a general health. A note on my interest in this area - I suffer from Hashi. My symptoms keep increasing almost on a weekly basis. I feel I am progressing towards a situation where I may find it hard to do my regular job.

Esomeprazole (nexium) and all other proton pump inhibitor have a black box warning - hypomagnesemia (magnesium deficiency). Symptoms of magnesium deficiency are many but include constipation, palpitations and fatigue. Not all hot nodules produce symptoms but your nodule may be the cause of palpitations and fatigue. If a hot nodule causes hyperthyroidism, it can be treated with anti thyroid drugs, radioactive iodine, or surgery.

Weight loss and acid reflux are red flags for Celiac disease, as are the slow bowel movements. Celiac disease is where you are allergic to gluten, which is a protein in certain grains like wheat. It damages your small intestine and causes malnutrition and a wide range of symptoms. One friend had ONLY heartburn as a symptom, and she had an advanced case. Even the tremors could be caused by it, probably because of some deficiency like vitamin B or magnesium or something.

My main worry was that I wanted to try it again but was afraid that with all the supplements and then the nexium and levo that it might not be a good thing?

My gastroenterologist is having me go to get an ultrasound on my thyroid next week. Thyroid disease is in my family but I am worried that this "lump" could be thyroid cancer. A little more about me.......I have been regularly checked for colon polyps since the first one was found as part of another evaluation when I was about 30 years old.

For the longest time, I had a symptom of something stuck in my throat, along with severe irritation and pain at the base of my throat under the adams apple. I was checked for thyroid disease and diagnosed by one doc,with globus hysterias, which is anxiety, causing a feeling of a lump in your throat. After cat scans which showed nothing and other tests, I finally went to a gastroenterologist. I have since had quite a few endoscopies and been diagnosed with GERD and Barretts Esophagus.

Yes nexium is ok to take, i hane cirrhosis and thats what my hepo ordered for me, he did switch me to prilosec only because its over the counter same as prevacid which is also ok.............

The only other thing that would cause your acid issue is slow metabolism, and Underactive Thyroid disease causes your Metabolism to slow down, along with fatigue, depression and anxiety. You can request your MD to do a TSH blood test, and if it comes out a little high, even if it is in range, then insist on a Free T3 and Free T4 tests, these are actual thyroid hormone levels, so don't let the MD talk you out of these tests, they are very important in determining thyroid issues.

there sure are a bunch of us that have it...I take a PPI for it (Nexium) and it seems to keep it in check.

Food feels like it gets stuck right in my throat in the general vicinity of the thyroid, but I do not have a swollen thyroid. I was tested for the basic food allergies and have none. The doctor told me to take Nexium and maybe it would help. It really hasn't. I still have trouble swallowing. Could all of my issues be connected? I have been looking into my symptoms and was wondering if I may have Sjogrens Syndrome or something going on with my vagus nerves and the connecting nerves?

Ezomeprazole or nexium is usually indicated for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), H pylori infection, and reducing the risk of gastric ulcers. There is no drug interaction or connection with penicillin since it belongs to the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) which block the production of acid by the stomach. However, drug allergy can not be ascertained until you have allergic reaction to the drug after taking it.

Hello, I am 16 turning 17 in May. I started taking Nexium in 2013 in August. I have a severe case of Acid Reflux. My esophagus is mildly burned. I have no ulcers. Ever since I was 5 I had acid reflux disease for years we couldn't figure it out neither could my mom she just thought I had bad morning stomach aches until she became an EMT paramedic in 2010, ever since she figured it out we've been looking for medicine to help.

t work for me either but I have been taking Sulcrate Plus Suspension (solution) and it is doind a better job than Nexium. I take it 1/2 an hour before meals and I can eat. I haven't experienced any discomfort yet. And my results show that all my organs are healthy so I am sure that it is H. Pyroli bacteria but my doctor said that a breathe test is not 100% accurate so he suggested endoscopy. Lets see.

If you've been on the nexium and you've changed your diet to a GERD-friendly one and the symptoms continue, have you been scoped yet? If not, it's time to ask your doc for more testing. Ask to be tested for H. pylori and have an upper endoscopy done to get an idea of what your esophagus, stomach and duodenum look like. All PPIs have side-effects that can be more serious than weight gain.

Okay Ladies and Gentleman read at your own risk. I'm on levoxyl for hypothyroid, Cymbalta for depression/anxiety, and lots of vitamins for deficiencies. My gastrointestinal system is making me so frustrated and uncomfortable. I'm trying to figure out if this is thyroid related at all or if I need to go to a gastro specialist. For years I've had a sensitive stomach. As a kid I remember having diarrhea pretty much every time I ate out at a restaurant. Mom said, take immodium AD.

s, I have been placed on Atenolol which has been increased to 50 mg QAM and 25 QHS, I have been placed on zantac 150 mg BID and nexium 40 mg BID (have been on Nexium for about 10 days). PVC's are almost totally gone but the chest pressure is there daily from approx. 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. The only relief that I get from the chest pressure is to lie on my stomach (weird right). When my doc put me on nexium I felt great for about 4 days, the pressure came back and is still with me today.

I have read that allergy meds combined with Zantac or Nexium help as well as the thyroid hormone. Read the post here about Hives and Hashimoto's. I am using Vaseline, which works much better than lotion.

Hey DavyJones2, Welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, you are on the medical merry-go-round ride. Please get off it as soon as possible! Some very useful comments by Red Star, however, you may need the assistance of a health coach like a good naturopathic doctor, to stir you towards health and wellness. Your situation is a bit challenging for you and your health care professional alike. Every medical specialty has it's expertise and at the same time a very strong bias.

I get my thyroid levels checked every year with my complete blood work, because I have a history of Hyperthyroidism and a strong family history of thyroid disease. I usually get testing for TSH, T3 and T4, but I have never had reverse T3. I will have to ask my Endocrinologist about this.

yeah see a gastro doc and get tested for Celiac disease, see if you have the symptoms, it's pretty common and can accompany thyroid problems.

Mental stress and physical exertion can cause angina (chest pain) due to the heart not receiving enough blood/oxygen. Your doctor should have given you a free sample of a nitrate. If there is immediate relief from the discomfort, it could indicate occluded vessels. A nitrate pill diltates coronary vessels. An EKG is not very reliable for ischemia dx. A stress test is a better test for possible occlusions.

Can someone please tell me if Hypothyroid can be diagnosed with slightly high TSH and very high TPO and TA results? or high TPO and TO can be a sign of another auto immune disease?

I have had symptoms for about 3-4 months of feeling like something is stuck in my throat (like swallowing a pill and it gets stuck) and pressure in my chest that causes some difficulty breathing. I've had a full cardiac work up and cardiologist says my heart is strong & healthy, so now I'm wondering if this is a problem related to my reflux or possibly thyroid?

My dad has Diabetes 1 and thyroid disease, my mom had Rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, thyroid disease. My symptoms have been joint and muscle pain, severe fatigue, acid reflux, chronic headaches, chronic back and neck pain, I have endometriosis, Irritable bowel, dry skin, electric shock feeling in legs at night, muscle twitching, depression, weakness, severe fatigue. I currently take synthroid, nexium, celexa, omega 3 and vitamin E.

http://www.drugs.com/mtm/prevacid.html Have you had a breath test for H. pylori done? 46 is early for colorectal cancer, nausea is not a typical symptom. If pain was from cancer, you'd probably bleed from the intestine. Maybe it's good if you have a hemmocult test for hidden blood in the stool.

My husband is 40 year's old and has had hypothryoidism and hypoglycemia for several years. He takes one 200MCG tablet of levothroid every day. REcently, he started having severe chest pains. Last Sunday, they were so bad we took him to the ER where they performed all sorts of heart tests and determined it wasn't his heart.

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