Guest guest Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Pattie, there are many reasons for numbness and tingling, but, if you have hypothyroidism, it can be associated with that. Joint and muscle pain can also result if your thyroid isn't working correctly. Thyroid hormone replacement therapy can result in the improvement or disappearance of the troublesome symptoms. Sometimes the dosage will have to be adjusted to get the best results. Then again, if another condition is contributing to your symptoms, that will have to be diagnosed and treated, too. eMedicine.com " Thyroid Disease " : http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic371.htm I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] blueroses11 > > I have not been diagnosed yet but one of my main concerns (besides the > pain) was the numbness in my hands when I woke in the mornings. My left > was always the worse ... my left shoulder causes me the most pain. I just > had blood tests done last week to help diagnose the pain but my doctor did > find out from the first lab work that I needed thyroid medication. Since > I started taking that, the pain and the numbness seemed to have gone away. > But the pain is back now. I'm wondering if the thyroid medication, > Synthroid, had something to do with the numbness or if it will be > something that ebbs and flows like the pain ... ? > Pattie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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