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Does anyone feel the cold?? Never used to bother me, but the last few years, I forever have cold hands and feet. Almost painful. Sat here at the moment with hands on hot water bottle and blanket over my legs. :(

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Peanut31

Hi

Yes, and it’s like cold water running through my veins as well.

As you have posted on the thyroid forum, I presume you have a thyroid condition.

If you have this could be a good indication your not on the correct thyroid dosage.

Have you got your latest blood results?.

Best Wishes

Peanut31

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JOLLYDOLLY in reply toPeanut31

It is horrible isn't Peanut31?

Yes I was unlucky enough to be born with out a full gland, but the part I did get, has never worked so on medication always. I have been checked and everything is as it should be. I think the coldness started when I was in hospital with pneumonia and since they have been messing me around. I think my thermostat is broke lol ;)

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humanbean

Does anyone feel the cold??

For people with hypothyroidism I suspect this would be one of the top five most common problems that sufferers get. I'm cold a huge proportion of the time, either all over, or bits and pieces of me.

I have to wear thick woolly socks in bed for at least nine months of the year. I have to pile blankets on top of the duvet as well, whereas my husband is happy with just the duvet 99% of the time. I often have extremely cold extremities - and my definition of "extremities" is really quite broad - feet, hands, ears, nose, cheeks, boobs and buttocks can all get extremely cold. If I'm sitting down my knees often get cold too.

Despite all the blankets and the woolly socks I also need a hot water bottle on many nights in the winter.

So I can empathise and sympathise with you completely.

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JOLLYDOLLY in reply tohumanbean

You know I have only noticed it in the last few years and I have been under active all my life! But it is now quite painful and really cold. I also have a cold nose and ears. But when you are menopausal your cold bits stay cold and then you get overheated in other areas lol :)

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humanbean in reply toJOLLYDOLLY

Perhaps your treatment was closer to optimal for you in years gone by?

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JOLLYDOLLY in reply tohumanbean

It is a sore subject tbh humanbean. You may have seen one of my posts in the past but for the first 30 plus years I had no problems then they started messing me around and the consequences have been horrendous. Ironically I am now on my original dose plus T3. But now have to contend with weight issues, B12 and Vitamin D deficiencies and pernicious anaemia. I was iron anaemic for awhile but not since being menopausal. So perhaps that is it unfortunately. :( x

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thyr01d

I recently read that we are cold if we have low ferritin/anaemia.

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JOLLYDOLLY in reply tothyr01d

Most probably true thyr01d, Nothing would surprise me.

I have Pernicious Anaemia and did have iron deficient anaemia but not at the moment with the latter. Also have B12 deficiency and vitamin D.

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