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in reply to: Long term symptom questions #1185243

Thank you Kim & Liz,
The link was very informative and helpful.
It also brought up more questions. In the conclusion he talks about most symptoms and that most people, once the thyroid is treated the symptoms are gone. However, he continues, some people these emotional and cognitive problems may persist. I wonder if I fall into this category. Either way it sounds like the treatment would be the same as anxiety treatment.

FYI, I have been to neurology, and on a med for a muscle disorder, but it doesn’t seem to work for my issue, so my next stop may be looking into anxiety disorder. This is taking longer to diagnose then getting my GD diagnosed. I really appreciate your feedback, experience, and help. Please share anything else you may think of.

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in reply to: Tendonitis/bursitis #1065733

I can see this post started a while ago, but I was searching for bursitis today. I was diagnosed with Graves a few months ago. My shoulder started hurting 6 months ago around the same time I started having early signs of TED, but didn’t know it yet. I was diagnosed with shoulder bursitis yesterday. Although my primary care doctor does not think the bursitis is related to my graves a quick internet search found the cleveland clinic site: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders … eases.aspx
"Bursitis in hyperthyroidism. Bursitis, particularly of the shoulder joint, commonly occurs with an overactive thyroid gland. It may also occur surrounding other joint areas. Joint areas show thickening and soft tissue swelling, and there is significant limitation of motion of joints. Symptoms often improve after treatment of the overactive thyroid."
For me, my thyroid blood levels are "under control" as are most of my symptoms, I think, but my bursitis is not. I don’t know if my bursitis is independent of my graves or graves-related. I will start taking NSAIDS as soon as I hear back from my endo that it is OK to do so.
Anyone else have any experience with or info about bursitis and graves?
Thanks to all who post and answer our questions and add to our knowledge.

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