Thyroid meds and blood thickness.

[LAHs]

Does anyone know how the thickness (viscosity) of blood changes with thyroid meds dose? It is known that the wrong dose of thyroid meds, particularly in the hypo direction, affects your blood pressure but what about its thickness? Anyone had any experience of this? Anyone got any references?

The reason I am asking is that for the past week, upon wakening and first getting up, I have had an intense pain in my thigh and right lower abdomen and I was wondering if it is a blood clot. It gets better throughout the day but the thigh still feels bruised (and bruising is a function of the viscosity of the blood, if your blood is thin you will bruise easily).

[Heloise]

Hi LAHS, from what I understand, our blood is too thick rather than thin. I'm no medic but I really doubt that it is a clot. I get a pain on top of the thigh once in a while.

[LAHs in reply to Heloise]

Thanks Heloise

[LAHs in reply to Heloise]

Hi Heloise,

When you say "our" blood, do you mean we who take thyroid medication for hypothyroid conditions? Your observation is very important. I think I am zeroing in on the solution.

[Heloise in reply to LAHs]

I think it relates to hypothyroid people whether medicated or not medicated. Perhaps we are rather dehydrated due to our condition. I'm pretty sure Dr. Bergman talks about it in the videos I often post.

He talks about blood "clumping" rather than clotting, it may be in this video.

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[PushinLimits]

Try this when you get that feeling take a cold damp cloth and apply it for 10 mins see what happens

[LAHs in reply to PushinLimits]

Will do, it could just be inflammation.

[humanbean]

If you believe it could be a blood clot you should see a doctor about it ASAP. If you are right and the clot moves it could end up anywhere.

[LAHs in reply to humanbean]

Yes, thanks hb.

[silverfox7]

When I had my first hip operation 6 years ago I got a pulmonary embolism! I felt off colour the day before but I wasn't in any pain other than what I was experiencing from the operation. I woke up in the night in agony! I couldn't lie back on the pillow and thought I was having a heart attack. It's the worse pain I have ever had and I've have three children with minimal or nor pain relieve. My intense pain was the clot passing through the heart and thankful that it did but it liked enoumous on the CT scan.

I did have a check list to watch for but I can't remember the detail now but I think raised temperature and sign of inflammation. Can't remember the third. I asked in my next check up would I be treated differently if I had the other done and was told everyone is already on blood thinners longer which I experienced in January when I had the other done. Being dehydrated is often the cause. But when mobility is difficult then drinking a lot seems to be ignored for obvious reasons!

Worry though isn't good for anyone so I should Get It checked out or ring the NHS line for information.

[LAHs in reply to silverfox7]

Thanks Silver, yes, dehydration was a factor, I was sleeping with my electric blanket on and I often wake up very dehydrated. Gosh the thought of blood thinners horrifies me, it sounds so drastic.

[silverfox7 in reply to LAHs]

Well I suppose you have to balance that with keeping safe! Blood clots are fairly common with hips, less so with knees though when I was making many visits to hospital when on warfarin after the clot I was picked up by ambulance with several others and also chatted to others in clinic and many told me I would be on them for life! That was daunting but in actual fact I was taken off early after three months. I suspect the ones telling me this did have another problem so they weren't caused by the fracture/new joint.