I'm not sure if your arm pain and hypothyroidism is connected but interestingly enough I too have both. If your arm hurts between your elbow and shoulder and it's painful to reach behind you then you definitely have "frozen shoulder" aka "adhesive capsulitis". It lasts 12 months in 3 stages, the first 4 months is the most painful and is the "freezing stage", the 2nd 4 months is the "frozen stage" and your arm is useless, the 3rd stage and final 4 months is the "thawing stage" and your arm gets back to normal. Seriously, all you can do is let it run it's course and do physical therapy. I'm going to do some research and see if it is somehow related to an under functioning thyroid.
The TSH levels you mention are normal and I have trouble explaining the pain based on thyroid. If you are not responding well to armour then consider synthroid or levoxyl -- goal TSH is around 1.0. Good Luck
Thanks for the input...I get sooo confused with this stuff. I've actually decided to just stay where I'm at because that is what my test results indicate. I have my thyoid level tested every year because I don't have one. I've already been down the road with too much thyroid med, took me forever to get "normal" so I'm just going to go by how I feel.
I only have one question... Why in the world would you let a Chiropracter check your thyroid and change your dose. In the first place changing overnight from 1 1/2 gr to 3 gr overnight is too too fast. The usual procedure for a dessicated thyroid change is 1/2 to 1 grain raise every 2 to 3 weeks. Slow is the name of the game.Go back to the doctor who has had you on the Armour and get his advice. Hope you feel better.
No; my Dr. just does the TSH...says with Armour somehow it balances out or whatever