Has anyone else had severe joint pain related to hyperthyroid.? I can't close my hands. I am still hyper but think that joint may be something else. I hope it is just the hyperthyroid
Hi Jane
My joints kills me but I didn;t relate it to hypothyroidism, I will go back to the doctor about this.
thanks . I think I will
When I was taking thyroxine, I could not use my left arm due to the pain. G.p. Sent me to physio, I could not even dress myself, left arm totally useless due to pain in shoulder. I switched to NDT and within 3 weeks the pain just disappeared and never been troubled again with it. If you are on Levothyroxine you will suffer, it's a killer and should not be given to us. I suffered for years with symptoms of various types. Once stopped taking & replaced with NDT, been fine.
Hi Bryer
Why do you say Levothyroxine is a killer and what is NDT?
It's no secret that natural desiccated thyroid drugs - a prescription form of thyroid hormone replacement - have been a controversy for years in the thyroid community. First developed back in the early 1900s, natural desiccated thyroid -- which is also referred to as NDT, natural thyroid, thyroid extract, porcine thyroid, "pig thyroid" (by its detractors), or by one of the brand names, Armour Thyroid - is a medication that was developed from the dried thyroid gland of animals, as a way to treat hypothyroidism
Hi Jane4469, I have recently been hypothyroid not hyperthyroid and I was suffering from painful hip joints .. no pain anywhere else though. I decided to give my iron levels a boost even though I was not anemic but low within the range. Amazingly after about two weeks the hip pain went completely away. Apparently the blood ferritin levels can be low but still within the range and boosting them helps a lot. I took the iron daily for a few weeks and now I just take it twice a week to keep everything good.
Joint pain is associated with both, hyper and hypothyroidism. It's excruciating! At least mine is when my levels are really off.
The same exact thing happened to me! My ferritin levels were off, but am slightly anemic. I, too have had hip pain! Didn't really think about that. Thanks for sharing.
Because if you take this you will suffer from symptoms such as aches & pains, weight gain, brain fog etc: NDT stands for natural desiccated thyroid treatment.
Hi Jane,
My joint pains started when Thyroxine was increased, I firmly believe this is to do with medication, after reducing Thyroxine there was a MASSIVE reduction in joint pain & stiffness, I was also quite breathless. At one point I thought I had Fibromyalgia, as this mimics Hypothyroid disorder, but as you may guess the GP just poo pood this as most of them do not believe that Fibromyalgia is a "real"condition. I am reading Dr Barry Durant-Peatfield - Your Thyroid & how to keep it healthy, would recommend this book & Thyroid UK.
Thank you all so much for the info on this. I feel I am looking at a mirror! I have hip pain but put it down to diverticulitis. I have no idea about my iron levels but I will start taking a multivitamin with iron in it. I will also follow this discussion closely. Thanks once again.
Hi sketchy. What iron tablets did you take please?
Hi designergirl12, I started off taking Fab Iron which is an 'Iron amino acid chelate' and has lots of B vitamins and Vit. C in it as well as the iron. It is easy on the digestive system and that's the one that took the pain away from my hips after about three weeks. I could not continue to take it though as those B vitamins seem to over excite my system and make me feel jittery. So I changed to another one called FGF it's Dried Ferrous Sulfate and Folic Acid. It is rather more heavy duty than the first one but I only take it twice a week now and I can manage that.
I am in Australia .. so not sure what is available where you are. There are some others that are easy on the gut these days .. like Spatone and Floradix and maybe more. My ferritin levels went from 76 to 93 a few months later when I was tested.
I hope this helps.
Rosalie
Thanks this is helpfulhelpful
That makes me feel so much better it gives me hope
Will buy book thanks
Hi jane, Ive battled with bad body aches for a few years and I believe its my Lev that has caused it, im hypothyroid. My GP suggested swimming and this has worked well and I am acney about once a month. I still suffer with bad achey feet, ive had MRI scan and it revealed nothing, Im convinced that if my Lev was reduced this may make them better, of course my GP wont hear of it and says its my age (im only a prime 45) oh and it could be all in my mind. like to see my GP live with it daily. I think I will try the Iron see if that works sketchy thanks for the tip
Hi Michelle, It might be wise to get a blood test for anemia done before you start the iron. If you tell your doctor that you feel tired and would like a test to see if you are anemic they should do an Iron studies test and this would show what your ferritin levels are. The range for Ferritin is huge (15-400) .. I was on 76 when I had my iron tested and after a few months it rose to 93 but I actually felt the results after just a few weeks. Always get a copy of the tests.
Iron should not be taken continuously over a long period of time - so it's wise to see what your iron and ferritin levels are at present. If you are hypothyroid you are likely to have low levels of iron.
Rosalie
Hi Sketchy I will ask for a one Im trying to get a phone consultation as im having a bad day, can hardly walk just as well im off work for the rest of the day