muscle aches and twitching

[patue]

Hi,
I am experiencing lots of muscle pain and muscle twitching all over/specially my legs.  Is anyone else experiencing this with hashimoto?

[jpan]

I am also hypothryoid and have random muscle twitchiing all over my body every day for about 4 years now.  I have not had any MRI's or anything for other stuff and my twitching has remained the same or lessened some.  I can tell that it escalates in times of stress.  I just recently started to realize how long I have had this and started to freak out a little thinking maybe I should have had this checked out further.  I am happy to read posts about other people having the same thing with hypothryoidism.  My TSH levels are kept at around 1 and I still have the twitching.  I am also about to have all of my hormone levels checked.  I have tried taking magnesium and calcium before but that doesn't really seem to help me much.  I don't have any other symptoms though and am very active and generally feel pretty good.

[Mcemy]

Many of us with thyroid condition (myself, finally diagnosed after 30 years!!!!!) with hashi's) also have elevated cholesterol levels. My endo placed me on Vystatin and the muscle pain was beyond description within 2 weeks of starting statins. READ your patient info with this product! After 4 weeks I called the endo stating the muscle pain was unbearable and was immediately instructed to discontinue Vystatin. Now I am on Welchol, 30 year old med that has produced the same results as Vystatin - the only difference is you have to take 6 horse pills instead of one (so vystatin makes patient compliance easier).

It took about 6 month to recover from the muscle damage the statins caused. I still have leg cramps and muscle aches, mostly at night and some arm cramps/aches - but I know that' due to the Hashi's. Since my hashi's cycles between hyper and hypo (common with Hashi patients), it's difficult to treat, I can cycle daily. (Radioactive Iodine Uptake is the only reasonable course I have and really don't want to do it.)

I would recommend to all thyroid sufferer - if you've been placed on statins - do not overlook this culprit in exasperating the muscle aching and cramping. If you've been taking it for more than 2 years, the pain will be constant and beyond repair.

Lesson learned - always read the patient information pamphlet with your meds!

[stayinalive52]

Yes. I noticed since I have been on syntroid. Muscle twitches,  Sore, achy muscles

[pattycake60]

The last blood test for thyroid disease was last fall, but the symptoms (aches mostly) have definitely increased since then.  At that time results were:  TSH at 3.990, the T4 was 1.28 (range .61 - l.76 is normal) and the antibodies were about mid-range on the reference scale.

In May, blood tests ordered by a rheumatologist ruled out RA and inflammatory issues and said the aches could be caused by aging.  I just don't buy that.  You don't go from feeling fine one day and then start on the path of ever-increasing pain/aches overnight.  Something is amiss, so I'm going back to the GP for more digging.

It sounds like thyroid problems can be easily addressed, so maybe I should just ask for the medicine and see if it helps if the doctor still thinks my levels are within normal ranges.  Any further advice on this subject?

[lcarter6]

Yes, but the RF and SED were always only low positive.  So, they were talking more in terms of mild RA, although I was miserable in pain and fatigued all the time.  Meanwhile, it is amazing how many ways the thyroid can affect the body,  mimmicing so many other diseases when it is out of wack.  But, if you have autoimmune thyroiditis (Hasimoto's) it frequently goes along with other autoimmune diseases, like RA.  My new GP hasn't tested my antibodies yet, but plan to ask him to at the next "blood letting".  I wouldn't be surprised if the tests are positive as I have lots of allergies, Celiac (inability to digest gluten), sever milk protein intolerance, and some kind of crazy thing going on with visiual auras (some or all of these are autoimmune).  I really feel for you if you really do have RA!  That is one mean disease and the drugs used to slow down it's effects mean serious business. I pray that your aches and pains end up being just thyroid as that can be treated far easier. Keep us posted on how it is going for you.  I'll keep sending the good thoughts your way!!!!!

[Lori707]

I was just diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis also a couple weeks ago. Did you ever have a RA Factor blood test?