Chronic pain, fatigue and nausea for years with ME/CFS, much better with T4 and T3
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- years
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was in chronic pain for years with worsening fatigue and refused diagnoses of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was in chronic pain for years with worsening fatigue ... I injured my neck once at work and had to wear a neck brace for almost three years
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
After starting levothyroxine (T4) my fatigue alleviated for the first time in years. After starting liothyronine (T3) my neck pain was gone within an hour.
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
I was in chronic pain for years with worsening fatigue
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Chronic pain with worsening fatigue and nausea lasted years, and a neck injury at work left them in a brace for almost three years; they refused diagnoses of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia. Paracetamol and ibuprofen did not touch the pain. Levothyroxine (T4) eased the fatigue for the first time in years, and liothyronine (T3) ended the neck pain within an hour.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Paracetamol · No change
Paracetamol and ibuprofen wouldn’t even touch it.
In context ↗ - levothyroxine (T4) · Helped
After starting levothyroxine (T4) my fatigue alleviated for the first time in years.
In context ↗ - liothyronine (T3) · Helped
After starting liothyronine (T3) my neck pain was gone within an hour.
In context ↗
Approaches: Thyroid hormones
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| onset | chronic pain with worsening fatigue beganI was in chronic pain for years with worsening fatigueIn context ↗ |
| — | neck injured at work, neck brace for almost three yearsI injured my neck once at work and had to wear a neck brace for almost three years to manage the pain and nauseaIn context ↗ |
| — | fatigue alleviated after starting T4After starting levothyroxine (T4) my fatigue alleviated for the first time in yearsIn context ↗ |
| — | neck pain gone after starting T3After starting liothyronine (T3) my neck pain was gone within an hourIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
I was in chronic pain for years with worsening fatigue and refused diagnoses of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia
In context ↗ - Gut problems
had to wear a neck brace for almost three years to manage the pain and nausea
In context ↗
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