Breathlessness

[SecondAngel]

I started to get breathlessness when my levo was put down to 75 (low for me) but even though my dose has been raised for months (raised to 100 then 112.5 ) it hasn't resolved. The other thing I'm getting is pain in my legs when I walk too fast (I used to walk really fast and I don't have a car so I walk everywhere so I should be relatively fit). How long should it take for breathlessness to resolve if it is caused by being hypothyroid?

The last time I felt properly well I was on 150 levo but no hope of getting Dr to put it back up to that.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Essential to test vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin

Breathlessness frequently linked to low iron/ferritin

Request GP do full iron panel test for anaemia

Joint pain ….low vitamin D

Reducing levothyroxine dose frequently causes vitamin levels to plummet