Wrists, knees and ankle joints...

[Tateanne]

Wrists, knees and ankle joints are so painful tonight. Symptoms seem to fluctuate daily. Makes me feel real low ☹️

[SlowDragon Administrator]

What dose of Levo are you on.

How long have you been on same dose.

What was last blood test results (including ranges) and how long had you been on that dose ?

Have you had vitamin D, B12, folate & ferritin levels checked? If not ask GP to check them all

What about thyroid antibodies, have these been checked

Would help to put this sort of info in your profile.

[Tateanne in reply to SlowDragon]

Have asked gp to check all these but will only check TSH or though it is on my next blood test to 'try' and check t3 and t4. Last TSH was 4.9 one prior was 5.58. I'm on 25mcg of levothyroxine started 2 weeks ago.

Ranges for TSH are 0.30-5

[Tateanne in reply to SlowDragon]

I've also updated profile 😊

[DellFinium]

Try a high daily dose of EPA/Omega 3. Nutritionist advised 2000mg/day to restore levels, which I'm still on after 3 months as have been ill with digestive issues. Wrist pain disappeared, and not for the first time when I take fish oils (vegetarian sources also available). There is a particularly good form - if interested pm me as don't want to transgress the guidelines and stray into advertising territory. In addition, she recommended Magnesium Oil spray, a topical, which is very effective also - ditto pm.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

If you can not get GP to do these tests, then like many of us, in the UK you can get them done privately

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Blue Horizon - Thyroid plus eleven tests all these. (£99)

This is an easy to do fingerprick test you do at home, post back and they email results to you couple of days later.

Usual advice on all thyroid blood tests, (home one or on NHS) is to do early in morning, ideally before 9am. No food or drink beforehand (other than water) DON'T take Levo in 24 hours before (take straight after). This way your tests are always consistent, and it will show highest TSH, and as this is mainly all the medics decide dose on, best idea is to keep result as high as possible.

When you get results suggest you make a new post on here and members can offer advice on any vitamin supplements needed

If you have Hashimoto's then you may find adopting 100% gluten free diet can help reduce symptoms, and lower antibodies too

Vitamin and minerals levels are very important, but standard NHS thinking, doesn't at the moment seem to recognise this.

You will see, time and time again on here lots of information and advice about importance of good levels of B12, folate, ferritin and vitamin D, leaky gut and gluten connection to autoimmune Hashimoto's too.

vitamindcouncil.org/tag/aut...

[Tateanne in reply to SlowDragon]

I will get these tested but am unable to do so at present. Thank you for the advice though.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Tateanne]

when you get your NHS test results in September - you can post on here - member can advise.

If your levo needs an increase it should be stepped up by 25mcg, then tested again in 6 weeks. This should continue until TSH drops to around 1, and/or you feel better.

If symptoms remain this is usually due to low Vit D, B12, folate or ferritin.

And/Or if have Hashi then gluten often the culprit

[Hidden]

You likely need more levothyroxine and more time. My own joint pain didn't significsntly improve until I had been on 100 mcg levo for a yyea.