[Raspberry]

#1060226

Hi all, taking a bit of a survey, have any of you had joint and tendon pain connected with being hypo or hyper? I’ve currently got achey shoulders and hips, feel like I’m ancient and really hoping my thyroid levels explain all this. Getting labs soon.

[barbra]

#1181367

Hi Raspberry,

I had RAI on July 1. and on September 9th my labs were:
FT4 0.4 Ref: 0.7 – 1.8
TSH 34.1 Ref: 0.4 – 5.5
I was severely hypo and suffered from joint and muscle pain, felt tired, lethargic and listless, just plain miserable.

The endo put me on Synthroid 25mcg and 2 weeks later added Cytomel 5mcg, which is T3, twice a day. I only took the Cytomel for 2 weeks as per instruction but it made a world of difference. I could actually get things done and feel OK.
Last labs on September 30 were:
FT4 0.7 and TSH 26.8, Reference as above.
The Levothyroxine was increased to 75mcg on the 2nd of October and the Cytomel stopped on the 4th of October.
The pains are just about gone and I feel good. Gosh, I hope I didn’t jinx it by writing it all down.

I hope you feel better real soon.

Hugs.

Barbra.

[Kimberly]

#1181368

Hello – Joint pain can definitely occur with hyper *or* hypo…and it can also be a potential side effect of anti-thyroid drugs. It will be interesting to see the responses you get!

[ChristinaDe]

#1181369

This is one of my 1st symptoms when I’m hypo. The more hypo, the more aches. I’ve never experienced this while hyper, although I’ve heard of others who have.

[Raspberry]

#1181370

Thanks everybody – I’ve got blood off at the lab so guess I’ll find out soon. I’m also feeling VERY emotional too. Again that could be hyper or hypo, all I know is it ain’t right!

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