Cold arms

[12345go]

Ive read about people getting cold hands and feet but does anyone get cold arms ??

Ive noticed with the change in weather getting colder my arms feel really cold and my bones at my elbows feel sore ,not sure if this is thyroid related or not ,other than that i have been feeling well

[SarahJane1471]

well my first symptom many years ago was freezing cold arms and legs. I was so cold even wrapping myself in a fleecy throw and my feet on a radiator did not alleviate that cold. However once I was on a good dose on Levothyroxine that coldness disappeared 🤷‍♀️

[Fruitandnutcase]

I’m the same - I really feel the cold now and it’s more my arms, legs and body especially my legs though, my hands and feet get cold too but they are more easily warmed up.

I’m wearing thermal socks and this morning I put thermal shorts over my pants and under my trousers - I find when it’s your arms and legs it’s harder to deal with. I’ve got a couple of M&S thermal polo necks which are quite good and will go over a thin vest and under a jumper but sometimes I just hate that ‘padded out’ feeling, it would be nice just to wear normal vlothes and not feel colder than everyone else.

I’m in remission from Graves’ disease so I doubt if feeling cold has anything much to do with my thyroid but I also have inflammatory arthritis and I blame that when the cold makes my bones ache, it’s like they get cold right through to the marrow.

I’ve never really been able to regulate my body temperature though which is horrible as well as annoying - I’m either far too hot or absolutely frozen. I suppose that could be thyroid related although my thyroid and vitamin levels are all ok and I feel well - just cold!

Yesterday when I was cold right through to the bones my husband was absolutely fine yet there I was watching tv while wearing my fluffy dressing gown over my regular clothes - long sleeved tee shirt, thick jumper, cord trousers and thermal socks. The worst part of that we live in East Anglia which isn’t even the coldest part of the country and it’s not even properly cold yet. Good luck to you, I hope you can get warmed up soon. 🥶

[SlowDragon Administrator]

perhaps it’s time to get thyroid and vitamin levels retested

Are you still on 75mcg levothyroxine

[12345go in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes im still on 75mg my bloods were last done in May

Tsh 0.18 (0.27-4.20)

T4 18.1(12-22)

Vit b12 745 (197-771)

Folate 9.5(3.9-26.8)

Ferritin 90.5(14-186)

I feel well its just lately my arms have started to ache and are really cold but the weather has got colder too .

My fear is my doctor would put my dose down because my tsh is below range and i would rather just have sore arms than take that chance he is quite useless.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to 12345go]

Likely ready for next dose increase after 4months

Suggest you get a full thyroid and vitamin testing redone via Medichecks or Blue horizon

You need to test TSH, Ft4 and Ft3

No vitamin D result either

Approx how much do you weigh in kilo

[12345go in reply to SlowDragon]

Ive been on 75mg for just over 18 months im about 72 kilos

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to 12345go]

Then likely to need further increase in levothyroxine eventually…..if not yet

Retest full thyroid including Ft3 and all four vitamin levels at least annually..

[12345go in reply to SlowDragon]

Ok thanks for your help

[arTistapple]

I keep meaning to raise a similar issue. I get cold to the core, wrap up, hot water bottles etc, unable to move, sort of semi conscious, then very suddenly way too hot, throwing off blankets, cardigans etc. Such a nuisance during both day and night. Too old for menopausal symptoms. However the really curious one is one cold, numb even, arm! I probably should not even mention it in case it’s something else to add to my very long worry list. I think it may be a slightly unusual manifestation of hypothyroidism, perhaps not entirely classic but then it seems to be very ‘normal for hypos’ to be unable to sustain homeostasis

[TiggerMe in reply to arTistapple]

Never too old for menopause symptoms have a listen to this... One of Dr Louise Newsons excellent podcasts covers lots of relevant subjects

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podca...

[arTistapple in reply to TiggerMe]

Right Eeyore100 I have listened to the podcast. Very interesting and I may do something about it when hopefully I have my thyroid hormones more balanced, more effective. I liked the thing about sleep the best really. It seems like any hormones out of kilter affect sleep. However if I start any of that just now I won’t know what might be working BUT I will keep this in mind. Thank you.