I have fibromyalgia and wish to know if my thyroid test is ok. I have Stim.Hormone & Thyroxine that are OK. Anything else needed?

[SuetheShrew]

[Heloise]

Do you feel healthy? Normally TSH plus free T4 and free T3 are needed to evaluate how well the medication is working. If you have fibromyalgia, I suggest one of those test results will be OFF. Here are some links that may help you to understand this. stopthethyroidmadness.com/m... stopthethyroidmadness.com/l...

[SuetheShrew]

Wow, thank you for those two connections. I'm a bit blinded by science but 4 people I know have been given thyroxine by a private doctor and their fibromyalgia is so much better. I think I may seek help with a private doctor as our GP's are really pretty useless. I don't take any medication at the moment but I think the thyroid link is one to follow.

[Glynisrose]

Fibromyalga is just a doctors cheat diagnosis really you have thyroid disfunction!! FM is a SYNDROME and therefore can be dismissed by doctors especially the ones who don't believe in it!!! Its a bit like when you tell the doc you have joint pain and they immediately diagnose arthritis, its just a cover all bases diagnosis!!

[Jillymo in reply to Glynisrose]

I was interested in your reply to Heloise with regard to Fibro Myalgia.

I was like you & thought the same so kept an open mind as Idid when I was told I had ME....I thought just another label for we dont know what is wrong.

I have Hypoparathyroidism, Hypothyroidism, FM, Sjogrens & osteo arthrihtis.

Do muscle problems go hand in hand with thyroid disorders ?

I find no matter what muscles I use through out the day.......maybe Ihave tried to lift something or tried to mop the floor I suffer the most awfull muscle pain.......this I put down to the so called FM.

I have to take Vit D & calcium for my parathyroid issues........i'm on 175mcg of thyroxine & my consultant has agreeded to try me on a small dose of T3 at my request.

Confused........Jillymo X.......

[morebeans in reply to Jillymo]

Thyroxine helped some of my thyroid symptoms, but those which I always attributed to fibromyalgia REALLY improved when some of my t4 was replaced with t3 - hopefully you'll find the same effect. Good luck!

[Jillymo in reply to morebeans]

As sad as it is that's what many of us rely on, pure luck !

It is only a small amount of T3 I am going to be given 10ug I cant see such a small amount being of help. Jillymo

[morebeans in reply to Jillymo]

Not everyone needs a huge amount to feel the benefit - I found 20mcg changed my life. Maybe, if you notice some improvement, your dose will be increased. T4 needs to be cut down, correspondingly, of course.

[Glynisrose]

Yes, muscle and joint problems go hand in hand with thyroid dysfunction!!

[Glynisrose]

Not that I'm saying Fibromyalgia doesn't exist, more that it is more likely to be an untreated thyroid condition!!

[shaws Administrator]

These are links re fibro. Dr Lowe died last year so his site is now archived:-

web.archive.org/web/2010112....

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