A list of some other hypothyroid signs etc.....

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Hi guys,

Here is a portion of a letter that I sent to my best friend in

Texas. She wanted to know about this hypothyroid stuff, so I emailed

her this. It was from an article on some website. Please note that I

have highlighted (although I don't think the highlighting will show

on the post) and added some of my own verbage to parts, so just

ignore that part. It's going to be more info about me than you

probably want to know lol. Bye!!!

CHECKLIST FOR THYROID SYMPTOMS

Look at the list of symptoms below, do you recognise any of them?

Exhaustion: falling asleep wanting to go to sleep all the time

weight gain

Puffiness of eyes face hands feet ankles

Pain in: head migraines lower back pain neck pain muscle pain and

joints aching

Cramps pins and needles

Skin: dry flaky course patches sallow in colour pallor flushed

normal palms and hands red and burning itchy hands and feet and skin

generally

Nails: brittle flake off soft slow growing thick toenails (only my

toe nails)

Deafness: over sensitive hearing noises in ears whistling in ears

aversion to noise

Numbness in: toes fingers arms legs back head, (top and back) face

Visual disturbances: blurring poor focusing dry eyes gritty eyes

sore eyes itchy eyes heavy (hooded) eyelids yellow bumps on eyes

(just noticed this one)

Digestive problems: loss of appetite food sensitivity food allergies

wheat intolerance problems with carbohydrate metabolism alcohol

intolerance constipation diarrhoea poor food absorption pain in

liver area gassy tummy lots of wind (bet you wanted to know that lol)

Hair: loss thinness loss of outer third of eyebrows lank greasy flat

to head (no body) loss of under arm hair (wouldn't that be nice lol)

and pubic hair no shine – hair falling out

Menstrual disorders: heavy periods painful periods loss of periods

irregular periods infertility light scant periods loss of sex drive

miscarriages

Slow movements: unable to walk far low energy slow speech (I have

had periods of this and wondered what the hell it was - weird)

Dizziness: fainting feeling palpitations light sensitive sun

sensitive balance problems

Hot and Cold Intolerance: hot flushes cold hands and feet unable to

get warm even with vast amount of clothes on

Insomnia: nightmares unable to sleep deeply and wake refreshed can't

get out of bed through enormous fatigue

Tongue: swollen with indents either side (I checked this and I have

it - too weird)

Teeth: aching teeth in some instances TMJ syndrome (my teeth have

been aching ever since Dara-thought I was unconsciously pressing my

tongue against my front teeth or something. This one is really

bothering me right now).

Mental: panic attacks poor memory especially short term

concentration poor word confusion noises and voices in the head

hallucinations (don't worry, I don't have this one LOL)

claustrophobia phobias fearfulness don't want to go out and

associate with anyone

Emotions: cry easily mood swings unable to be rational angry think

everyone's against you depressed nervous anxious persecution complex

personality changes resentfulness towards

partners/family/friends/others suspicion of others motives lack of

confidence wanting to be alone

Affiliated diseases: Diabetes depression heart problems high

cholesterol high/low blood pressure joint teeth and bone problems

aching and wasting muscles eye disease hysterectomy infertility

digestive and colon cancer other cancers insanity Alzheimer's

Disease dementia circulation problems liver problems chronic fatigue

syndrome SAD (I don't even want to think about some of those).

If you can relate to these problems then you are probably

hypothyroid even if you are on medication. Find a doctor who will

treat the symptoms and not just go by the blood test (true).

:)