Hashimoto’s breathlessness.

[FlorenceNightingtwit]

Hi. I’m on a path of searching for the cause of frequent bouts of breathlessness, often accompanied with muscle pain in my buttocks and upper thigh when walking stairs or inclines, bending over, or squatting.

If you have experienced the same, or know of explanatiins of these symptoms and/or remedies, please share. A number of GPs have merely dismissed the subject(s). I’m frustrated, and want to get back to functioning as I did before they appearred, to assist weight loss and aid mobility.

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Hello

Welcome to the forum 😉

I’ve read your profile Do you have any other information, eg blood results, to share ?

[FlorenceNightingtwit in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. I have recent pathology results I will post later.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

welcome to the forum

Low iron/ferritin often linked to breathlessness

Please add most recent thyroid and vitamin results

What vitamin supplements are you taking

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

[FlorenceNightingtwit in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you. I will take ALOT of supplements, which I will post when I have more time.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to FlorenceNightingtwit]

We recommend testing vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 before starting supplements and retest at least annually

[FlorenceNightingtwit in reply to SlowDragon]

I have had these and other tests recently. Ar present, I’m waiting for a call back from my Functional Medicine GP with results. Time clucks by VERY slowly when in the que 😕

[Batty1 in reply to FlorenceNightingtwit]

Im having your same issues … breathlessness and muscle fatigue thats is horrendous … I do suffer with bouts of low iron and need to get checked again… its so annoying.

[pussycatwillow]

May I ask your age? How long has the breathlessness been going on for? I had similar symptoms and thought it was thyroid related.

[Emily13]

covid vaccine left me with breathlessness

[buddy99]

All I can say is that I had all these symptoms when my T4 meds were lowered. At the time I trusted doctors to do the right thing and don't know whether the lower Levo was the only cause.