Joint pain, muscle pain, and vague body pains are common with hypothyroidism, but it is unlikely that your leg pain is related to that unless you have some other symptoms. Here is a list of symptoms:
68 Most Commonly Reported Symptoms of Hypothyroidism*
o Fatigue
o Swelling of eyelids
o Emotional instability
o Lethargy
o Dry skin
o Choking sensation
o Low endurance
o Dry mucous membranes
o Fineness of hair
o Slow speech
o Constipation
o Hair loss
o Slow thinking
o Weight gain unexplainably
o Blueness of skin
o Poor memory
o Paleness of lips
o Dry, thick, scaling skin
o Poor concentration
o Shortness of breath
o Dry, coarse, brittle hair
o Depression
o Swelling
o Paleness of skin
o Nervousness
o Hoarseness
o Puffy skin
o Anxiety
o Loss of appetite
o Puffy face or eyelids
o Worrying
o Prolonged menstrual bleeding
o Swelling of ankles
o Easy emotional upset
o Heavy menstrual bleeding
o Coarse skin
o Obsessive thinking
o Painful menstruation
o Brittle or thin nails
o Low motivation
o Low sex drive
o Dry ridges down nails
o Dizziness
o Impotence
o Difficulty in swallowing
o Sensation of cold
o Hearing loss
o Weakness
o Cold skin
o Rapid heart rate
o Vague body aches & pains
o Decreased sweating
o Pounding heart beat
o Muscle pain
o Heat intolerance
o Slow pulse rate
o Joint pain
o Non-restful sleep
o Pain at front of chest
o Numbness or tingling
o Insomnia
o Poor vision
o Protrusion of one or both eyeballs
o Thick tongue
o Weight loss
o Sparse eyebrows
o Swelling of face
o Wasting of tongue http://www.drlowe.com/geninfo/hyposymptoms.htm
Linda
__________________ dx pcos 1984, type II diabetes 2001, also hypertension
Met 2000mg since 2001, started Glucophage XR 4/22/04, then switched to Met ER 6/04; also: multi, Vit. C, Vit. E, B12/folic acid combo, fish oil & borage oil combo, garlic capsules, cinnamon, Vitex, calcium with magnesium/zinc, biotin, CoQ10, selenium,iron
Other meds: Verapamil and Altace(for blood pressure)
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