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Muscle/Tendon Pain with Hypothyroidisn

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I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism for 4 years now and am still struggling with my endocrinologist to get my dose right. The last few months I have been suffering with severe pain in my shoulder - which a physio says could be related to my thyroid problem. I thought others might like to be aware that an under-active thyroid can cause muscle and joint pain - I certainly did not realise. I have been reading the info on this site and now I can connect other things like stiffness and difficulty walking upstairs at times, odd pains in other joints - knees, hips and back ache.

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  • jackfrost
    jackfrost

    Posted

    if you have a look at my first post some way back on this page\" Thyroid v old git syndrome\" you can see how i was at your point..it is nigh on a year now and i am nearly back to normal... go have a look
  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    [quote:71e9ef234f=\"ally\"]I can relate to that. I've been underactive for 4 years following treatment for an overactive thyroid. I've grown accustomed to the muscle pain, aches and twinges and still manage to exercise without pushing myself too far. Initially I thought I'd never feel 'normal' again, but I accept that I have to make allowances and I don't let it get me down.[/quote:71e9ef234f]

    I have just been diagnosed with underactive thyroid and for the last 5 weeks have had real bad shoulder and bicep muscle pain, after reading this I guess I'v got my answer and it is probably connected , I hope it goes as soon as my thyroxine has kicked in. smile

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    HI

    I also believe that you shouldn't have to suffer this way. I've been down a rough, rocky road trying to get my GP to listen to me. You will find many of my complaints on this site under the username of 'ms'. I even stopped taking thyroxine and went for herbal (not that it did me any good).

    Cut a long story short, I am now in the care of an endocrinologist at the hospital. I type up my current symptoms and take them with me each time I go. I have muscle and joint pain and feel I am so old. I am 36 years old and have three children to look after.

    I wish there was more help out there for us. I, like many of you, just want to be able to get on with my life again. I have learnt to accept that I will never be 100% again but just want to be able to do take an interest in living.

    I hope you get all the help you need.

    ms

    • spikette2003
      spikette2003 Guest

      Posted

      Thrre is no reason you shouldnt be 100% again. You have to return to your doctor (hopefully an endocrinologist) and let him/her know of your  continued problems. I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto's for over 40 years. Any time I feel out of sorts, I get a blood test for mty thyroid levels and get an adjustment in my medication, I have been successful with levothyroxine, but there are other versions out there. Hshimoto's is quite common (Did you know that President Bush, his wife and their dog were all diagnosed with it while they were in the White House?) It should not be considered life changing. It isn't diabetes, or cancer, or MS, or Parkinson's. It is relatively minor and quite treatable and the basic meds are quite inexpensive. The majority of people get total resolution, with only an occasional need for adjustments. Untreated, of course, it is a serious and even life threatening disease - but there is no reason any of us should be untreated. 
    • kim08822
      kim08822 Guest

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      I was diagnosed with hypothyriodism only last week after years of aches and pains. I had suffered multiple fractures in my feet in a span of only 16 months, then contracted plantar fasciitus. Joints in my hands starting hurting and swelling to the point of being unable to pick things up. I was being seen by an occupational therapist who sent me for blood tests after i broke down in tears. I was also diagnosed with osteo malcia (which is weak bones due to very low levels of vitamin D) i am on so much medication its ridiculous but at least now i have an answer for everything.
  • yana11898
    yana11898 Guest

    Posted

    Hi , 

    i have been diagnosed  with Hypothriodism for two years  now, however i feel ive had it for many years. I have recently started suffering with tendon pain in my shoulder, knee and writsts. I am waiting for an operation on my shoulder because apparently the tendons are trapped under the bone. I woke up the other morning not been able to use my right hand due to excrutiating pain in my wrist. Doctor as diagnosed tendonitis!  Last year my knee give way and i ended up on crutches for two weeks, tendon and ligamant damage! i am absouloutly fed up of been in pain , please can anyone tell me if they too experience any of this ? i honestly don't think i can put up with it anymore. I am only 47 and feeling like a pensioner. 

    • motivate4change
      motivate4change yana11898

      Posted

      Hi Yana,

      I will be 47 in July and I understand your pain!!! I want

      everyone to read the following info!! As much as we all would

      like to think that our Dr's will have all the answers to help us

      get well,it is unfortunate that when it comes to wellness issues,such as thyroid,adrenal,and all other hormonal issues,even the endocrinologists are taught,in medical school,to treat all hormonal imbalances and deficiencies with drugs.They are NOT

      taught that if given the right NUTRIENTS that we are deficient in,our hormones CAN and WILL be able to function

      NORMALLY.Another thing to understand, which Drs do not

      tell their patients,is that EMOTIONAL STRESS GREATLY

      AFFECTS HORMONAL BALANCE and our ability to absorb nutrients from our foods (even if we are eating healthy)..and

      nutrients are what produce and allow hormones to work

      correctly! Onmore thing to understand..our foods are covered in pestisides these days,sometimes even the "organic" foods,

      which cause hormonal disruption in the body.Bottom line..we can learn to balance our OWN HORMONES and get them to

      work properly with nutrition supplements,a proper diet and learning how to regulate our stress in healthy ways,which greatly

      affects And allows the adrenals and thyroid to function

      properly! Lastly,medications like Synthroid very often make

      thyroid problems WORSE and,at the very least,DO NOT HELP,

      IMPROVE OR BALANCE THYROID

      PROBLEMS bc medications are synthetic and our bodies

      cannot make thyroid from anything synthetic.If anyone would

      like to contact me for further info,I have alot of info for u!

    • Scazzoh
      Scazzoh yana11898

      Posted

      Hi Yana, I have an underative thyroid and developed calcific tendinitis in the supra spinatus tendons of both shoulders. It came on very suddenly and I am convinced it is connected with taking levo. After two and a half years of taking strong pain killers and being in agony, I searched on line and found a treatment called Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy. The NHS uses it for zapping kidney stones and for something called Plantar Fasciitis, but not for shoulders. NICE guidelines are positive about the treatment. I researched private treatment and have had two sessions, one more to go. I have stopped taking ALL pain killers and my shoulders feel better than they have done for years. The treatment is very painful when administered but each session only lasts 10-15 minutes. There is some information on Health Unlocked under tendons/thyroid disease. If you want more info I'll PM you. 
    • LayneTX
      LayneTX Scazzoh

      Posted

      I would like more info on this, my shoulder blade area including spine hurts big time daily. And recently if I pull my arms across my chest to stretch I hear crackling now. How did they diagnose/test for this calcification tendinitis?

      thanks.

      Layne

    • Scazzoh
      Scazzoh LayneTX

      Posted

      It was diagnosed via an ultra sound scan which was done on the NHS.

       

    • Guest
      Guest motivate4change

      Posted

      Hi

      Is it possiable to send me your info on the underactive thyroid.........What you are saying, I belive to be true.

    • Telle722
      Telle722 motivate4change

      Posted

      Hello I am suffering with all the symptoms of thyroid problems including severe muscle and joint pains. I seem to be getting the run around with these doctors and feel I'm being misdiagnosed. I have finally been referred to a endocrinologist buthe of course my appointment isn't until next month. But I am definitely interested in any info you can share. Thanks in advance
    • Seasonalstorm
      Seasonalstorm motivate4change

      Posted

      Hi. Late in the debate. 

      I have an underactive thyroid and Myasthenia Ocularis of the left eye, 

      RA in my ' baby fingers' , and lower back and joint pains. I have had episodes of Telegium Effluvium and alopecia areata when on Levotiroxina now on combination of T4/T3. I am a tense person by natures so stiff neck is where tension accumulates. This is also connected to the adrenals. I have pulsating joint pains especially  in the lower back area. 

      Now on a combination T3/T4 plus DHEA and ENDOTYR. 

      Very active never been over 8 stone 11. Now can't shift that half a stone around my waist area. Going to fight thi s.  I use lemon and fresh ginger every. Morning. Great anti-inflammatory. 

       

    • martin17505
      martin17505 Telle722

      Posted

      Hi Telle722,

      I have been having the same symptoms and experiences you described. Did you end up making progress? And if so how is the pain side of things?

      Thanks

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