Flutter in throat

[IamKay]

Please can someone help me. This is slowly driving me mad.

A few months ago I started to get a flutter in my throat right where the thyroid gland is. It went away as quick as it started however it made me cough and sort of lose my breath for a second. It wasn't that often that it happened.

However for the past 2 weeks it started to happen more and more until finally it became a constant flutter in my throat. I went to hospital and had blood tests, chast x ray and ecg all came back fine and they said it could be down to reflux.

Tried to get over Christmas as best as I could but its gradually getting stronger in my throat so I saw an out of hours doctor who said my Thyroid gland looks a bit swollen so I have to see my GP today to see if he will send me for tests.
I know there is nothing in the thyroid gland to flutter but could it be that if it is swelled this flutter is just my heart beat becoming more noticable in my throat? It feels like a hollow rush of air coming up my throat or a quiver that makes me cough. Its worrying me so much.

Other symptoms have been hair loss, tiredness, nausea, palpitations, constant fast pulse, dizziness, anxiety, feeling of adrenalin in my stomach, metallic taste in mouth. The list is endless.

Please can someone put my mind at rest. I just want it to go away its ruining my life so much that my partner left me 3 days ago and I just can't cope with the fluttering any longer. I have 2 children and I'm finding it hard to cope with everything.

[jniner24]

Are all of you females? I am and I had this same flutter. I went to the Cleveland Clinic heart center they did an EKG and blood work and the doctor said he never heard of this flutter in the throat. I explained it as the feeling when you go down a hill on a rollercoaster and it feels like your stomach comes up in your throat. He said he would say it's Reflux. I've been on major doses of Reflux meds for 17 years.  I'm also on Thyroid meds because I'm premenopausal.  It is getting more often and it's very annoying.  Doctors look at me like I'm crazy.

[Kris0721]

When I read your first post, anxiety came to my mind first.  It sounds exactly like what I first felt when my anxiety started.  Ativan takes care of it in being constant, but I still get situational anxiety.  Best of luck

[jimlowe]

Ive been having same symptoms as all, but Ive had feelings of my blood pressure being to low to the point where I felt I was going to pass out. I'm on Lisinophil 20 mg. Has anyone else had this problem

[minimalmonk]

I stopped the new blood pressure meds and it took about 2-3 days and the flutter is gone and has remained that way. I still take lisinilopril but quit the Amlodipin (sorry about the spelling?) It was the Amlodipin that started the problems. I hope they give feed back to the companies who make these drugs because from what I'm seeing this is a very prevalent problem and doesn't seem to be addressed with the proper warnings.

[wvaladybug]

I'm right there with you..... I have been on thyroid med for years and nothing like this happened till I got on blood pressure meds.  I'd rather change diet and figure out healthy natural ways to fix my blood pressure then meds and feel the fluttering all the time.  Best of luck to you.

[minimalmonk]

Just today I have had an increase in the same symptoms you have been describing here. I say increase because ever since I stated taking a new (to me) blood pressure med this has been happening to me! Today was the worse yet and it has been going on all day so I decided to search it via the internet and this is where it brought me. I was hoping for some answers here as I am without proper insurance so all the hospital tests are out of the question. I also have a thyroid problem. I have hypothyroid and take meds for that but have had no side effects from them ever. The only real change has been the blook pressure meds and I am going to quit them in the hopes it will help. This thing with the heart in the throat fluttering is scaring me!