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Esophageal spasm

Digestive Health | Last Active: May 10 7:33am | Replies (17)

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@graceandpeace

@jadillow , I'm not sure I can be of much help; I am certainly no doctor, however, you seem to be describing something that I have felt many times as well. I went to the ER once when the palpitations (in my throat area) got so bad that I was afraid it might be my heart. When they hooked me up to the heart monitor they said something about me almost being in V-Tac if I had had one more "tick" on the monitor (I think I had 4 rapid consecutive ticks on the monitor and they said 5 would have put me in v-tac, if I'm remembering correctly). All tests came back normal so they eventually said it was thyroid related, which makes perfect sense since I have had thyroid cancer in the past, with a total thyroidectomy, and am now on thyroid med. I know if my levels rise or lower, but particularly rise, it can cause the flutter/palpitations that you are describing. So, obviously, my question to you is have you had your thyroid levels checked lately? If not, you might want to consider that. Hope this helps somehow and please keep me posted.

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hi grace, im not sure if youll see this since its been a long time, sorry to bother but currently trying to google my symptoms that have been recurring for a year now (subsided for a few months) but restarted again i think also when im a little more stressed. Anyway, your comment caught my eye because I also have had Thyca in the past, total thyroidectomy, and on thyroid med for over 5 years. My doctor has always told me to always keep my TSH around 0.1 and my levels have always fluctuated haha but this feeling of something sort of like a palpitation but actually more like a soft blow to my chest or now im thinking more upper stomach? (i can have multiple in a day and sometimes quite close proximity when im particularly worked up stressed or exercising) sorry to put all this background but just to see if anything relates to how you felt?