I have recently been diagnosed with Hashimoto's. I am a 52 yr old male. My symptoms are as follows: swollen knees, edema in feet and ankles, arthritis, pain in muscles and joints, muscle mass loss, weakness in arms and shoulders, tension in neck. My lab tests show high TSH: 190.83 , low free T4 : .42 , high CRP: 68.80 , Anti Thyroid Peroxidase Antibio: 185.0 , Anti thyroglobulin antibody: 3,000 .
Two questions: One what brought this on? Two: What recommendations for treatment?
Thank You,
pcoach4u