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Taking Medication For Hypothyroidism. Feeling Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Depression, Joints Pains, Swelling. Symptoms Related To Thyroid?
Hello, I'm a female aged about 45.I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and I'm on medication from the last six months.I have had those symptoms for the last two and half years like severe fatigue, feverish feeling, muscle pains, depression and joint pains.Now, all these symptoms are not that intense but I have muscle pains which are different from the earlier pains and from three months, I have swelling and small protrusions with light pain which come and go away.....Do I need to approach a doctor or is it something related to my thyroid issue? Please suggest something
Fri, 18 Oct 2013
Hi there,
Thanks for your query.
* Firstly, it is possible that you have Autoimmune Hypothyroidism, whereby which, the body recognizes its own tissues as 'enemy' and destroy them.
* Further, Autoimmune Disease tends to involve other systems too. Also, feverish feeling and joint pains is not a symptom of Hypothyroidism. Hence, search should be made for presence of other co-existing conditions, such as, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis(involvement and damage of joints- particularly knees and hands) or polymyositis (inflammation of muscles).
* May I add here that joint pains can be due to thinning of bones (osteoporosis). A Bone Densitometry test will confirm or exclude this condition. In case the test findings suggest thinning of bones, regular Calcium with Vitamin D3 will gradually deposit calcium in the bones and your pains will reduce.
* Persistence of fatigue, muscle pains and depression- though of lesser degree- suggest that your thyroid medicine dose needs to be increased. This will depend on repeat Thyroid hormone levels' report.
I will therefore suggest that you discuss the afore-mentioned possibilities with your treating doctor, who knows what course of action would be best for you.
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
Thanks for your query.
* Firstly, it is possible that you have Autoimmune Hypothyroidism, whereby which, the body recognizes its own tissues as 'enemy' and destroy them.
* Further, Autoimmune Disease tends to involve other systems too. Also, feverish feeling and joint pains is not a symptom of Hypothyroidism. Hence, search should be made for presence of other co-existing conditions, such as, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis(involvement and damage of joints- particularly knees and hands) or polymyositis (inflammation of muscles).
* May I add here that joint pains can be due to thinning of bones (osteoporosis). A Bone Densitometry test will confirm or exclude this condition. In case the test findings suggest thinning of bones, regular Calcium with Vitamin D3 will gradually deposit calcium in the bones and your pains will reduce.
* Persistence of fatigue, muscle pains and depression- though of lesser degree- suggest that your thyroid medicine dose needs to be increased. This will depend on repeat Thyroid hormone levels' report.
I will therefore suggest that you discuss the afore-mentioned possibilities with your treating doctor, who knows what course of action would be best for you.
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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