A 24-year-old female asked:
When togo to er for low thyroid, i am 24 and my body feels like its the body of an 85 yr old. i'm in so much pain, my joints pop, every muscle hurts, even hurts to sit on toilet from my butt cheak muscles being so sore, it hurts to do anything so i lay in
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Dr. Alvin Mathewanswered
Internal Medicine 20 years experience
See your doctor: Why do you think you have low thyroid? Even with hypothyroidism, for someone so young, you should not have these severe symptoms. Please see your doctor for an evaluation. It could be something else beside the thyroid: viral infections, rhabdomyolysis...
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