under active thyroids and joint pains
Posted , 2 users are following.
Hi I've got under active thyroid and for the past few months I've been suffering with joint pains, the doctors actually upped my dose to 125mg of thyroxine and since then every time I do something active I get severe joint pains, there has been two occasions where I haven't been able to walk because it had been that severe, I've been tested for rheumatoid arthritis and infections but it all came up clear, I don't think it's because of my thyroids I think it may be because of the medicine but I'm not sure
Charleyx
1 like, 4 replies
michelle64563 charley123
Posted
I have to say you sound exact like me. I had thebody aches (flu like chills), slow movements where joints wernt agile anymore, feel were always painful to the point where if I walked for more than 20 minutes I wolul be unable to move. I had these symtomsfor about 5 years. My GP tried all the usual tests inc MRI scans all came back normal. I've always said that my medication was to blame as a couple of years ago i had a minute med increase and after 4 days was unable to get out of bed for painful feet, so i stopped the increase. My GP on the otherhand was dismissive.I recently went back to my GP and as usual she was parming me off with pain killers, so I said enough and demanded my medication to decrease from 100mcg to 75mcg. She said no at first but I said I will decrease with her backing or not so she agreed, on the understanding we review and blood test within 8 weeks. It took the 8weeks to feel better, but about 12 weeks on I feel fantastic, no pain at all, no aches my agility came back abit more so much so that I cycle to work covering about 80 mile a week for the last 4 weeks, do aqua running twice aweek. Ive lost weight nearly a stone due to the extra excersise,however 2 weeks into the medication reduction I lost 4lb, that was before I started to excersise. My advise to you is that you know your own body and if you think you are over medicated persist with your GP and dont waist valuble years like I have. Good luck and let me know how you get on.
charley123 michelle64563
Posted
charley123 michelle64563
Posted
tinab35 charley123
Posted