Swollen Feet and Hands

[Lifeback]

Hi all my hands and feet are so swollen it is really getting on my nerves now i have soaked them and im now using peppermint cream see if that works i also suffer with fibromialgia dont know if its thyroid, fibro or hot weather or all of them put together. Should i be concerned if they stay like this xx

[shaws Administrator]

Hi,

It must be most uncomfortable having swollen hands/feet. Swelling is a symptom of hypo but the hot weather too may be making you more uncomfortable. Were they swollen before the heatwave?

I assume you haven't been diagnosed with hypothyroidism but fibromyalgia. This is a link re fibro.

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and swelling

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If you haven't had a recent thyroid gland blood test get one and post the results on a new question with the ranges so that someone will reply. You may be undermedicated.

[Lifeback in reply to shaws]

Hi shaws sorry should have said i have Hashimotos before i was diagnosed i had this swelling of hands and feet which was last year i started on 25 levo then 50 then 75 had bloods done and was told to alternate between 50 and 75 i did try for 6 weeks but i felt so ill so i have been taking 75 i feel better not great but better have to go for bloods this week so we,ll see what they say x

[shaws Administrator in reply to Lifeback]

You may be undermedicated. When you get your blood test results, you should be aiming for a TSH of 1 or below. Some even need a suppressed TSH to feel normal. The fact that you felt an improvement on 75 I should think you are now due another increase. Some GP's think that to keep you within 'normal' range is o.k. but it doesn't suit many of us. My TSH 0.01.

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Hi, I wrote a very similar post a couple of weeks ago and then discovered that I was dehydrated which leads to fluid retention! Mine cleared up when I drank lots of extra glasses of water so you might try that. Suex