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Does hyperthyroidism cause body aches. My endocrinologist says it does not. I have had terrible body aches since January and now my wrist, hand and ankles hurt. I have always had non-toxic mult-nodular goiter, but now my thyroid is pushing on my trachea and needs to come out. I found out I have hyperthyroidism and my TSH has dropped to 0.07. I just really want to know if this is why I ache soooo much and why I'm so tired. Thank You.
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I have Hypothyroidism and usually when you have Hyperthyroidism you are not tired, but the opposite. I had some joint pain before starting on 112 mcg of Synthroid and now my joint pain is gone. It could also be coincidental. Have your Thyroid Panel checked again as it sounds like you have hypothyroidism instead of hyperthyroidism.
Have you considered getting a second opinion from
a rheumatologist. I have Graves’ disease which fortunately is in remission a lot but my TSH has been as low as around .001. The worst symptom i have had is heart palpitations—no pain
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@marshbs
Being tired could definitely be due to low TSH. Not sure about aches and pains.
Has your provider put you on Levothyroxine / Synthroid?