Hypothyroid and myalgia?
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I've been feeling fatigued, weak, sore and stiff for months. I've got a ton of symptoms, but essentially I have terrible body aches, mostly in my arms, but also in my quads at times, I was so stiff for a while I could barely walk and there was a couple of weeks that I could barely get out of bed. I've been to several 'doctors' and had lots of blood tests, but the only thing that showed up was elevated liver enzymes (consistently) and elevated. A.S.M.A.. I was on Statins for a few months, but quit taking these when I could no longer walk. Stopping these (months ago) did not do much for my symptoms. I was working out 7 days a week about a year ago, now I can barely do the treadmill once a week.
I recently had a high TSH test, but I know they have tested it before and not commented. Still waiting for the results of the more detailed thyroid tests. My oral body temp is below 36 in the morning and was even below 36 mid afternoon yesterday. It has also tested low in the past when I thought I had a fever.
I have very bad Arthritis, so the quacks are hung up on that as the cause. But I could swallow the whole bottle of voltaren and not notice a reduction in the stiffness, whereas in the past they would definitely help me.
So I'm wondering if anyone else has had myalgia and stiffness while being hypo?
Symptoms include:
Terrbile itching
Myalgia
Stiffness
Weakness
Nausea
Low ferritin
Fatigue
Loss of eyebrow hair
Tendinitis
Hypertension
Low body temp
Scaly/bleeding skin on knees
Slow heart rate (could be the BP drugs)
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brewster121044 Plain_Bill
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it was actually an Endo who put me on the statins even though my Cholesterol was just over three, but my HDL has always ben low. Surprised that an Endo would not make the Thyroid connection, especially when he saw the skin on my knees and i had black circles under my eys (got them lasered ;-) ). Fortunately the statins were a low dose and only for a few months, so hopefully any damage will go away.
My last Rheumatologist wanted me to see a shrink; good luck with that. LOL. My GP is as useless as (fill in the desparaging blank), so I have been going to a clinic lately. He's far better at connecting the dots, but not taking new patients.
brewster121044 Plain_Bill
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Giving_up Plain_Bill
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On the bright side (NOT) my Free T4 came back at 15 and my Free T3 was a healthy 5.8. I know the TSH was elevated, but I did not get the number.
Giving_up Plain_Bill
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You can buy thyroid supps in many places, but it's not the prescription stuff, although that's possible too.
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A quick update to the above.
Getting off the statins made me feel better over time, I was able to get back into the exercise after I got rid of the frozen shoulder. The knee issues got diagnosed as Lichen. But my body temp remained low, HDL still low and still stiff.
I was checking my temp a couple of weeks ago and it was consistently 96 or less and I can't drop the gut despite the exercise; weights 4 days a week and cardio 4 days a week.
So I got a friend to get me some T3 (50 mcg) to see what it would do for me. I can't say it did much for my temp in the beginning, but it seemed to drop my blood pressure in a hurry. I've read a little about this, but did not expect results within a few days, so i suspect it's just a coincidence. My BP was 80/50 one night after cardio and yes I felt woozy. It's been pretty consistently low, but not as bad as that night. I reduced the BP drugs a bit today, but it is still low tonight.
I have improved my diet a bit (never did eat salt) and the exercise is going well, but this was long before the T3 experiment. Although I think I'm going to start looking like Kale.
Any similar experiences?
Thanks