Re: Symptoms List For Lois

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Hi Lois,

I am going to paste the symptoms list that Terry put together on here, many

of us contributed to it and Terry got it organized. It is from message 3706

in the archives.

Take note that not everyone suffers every symptoms, but you may be having

some of these problems and not attributing them to GD. The list is broken

down into Hyper/Hypo/Eyes and is alphabetical. Hope this helps.

Take care,

Jody

Hyper

Amennohrea, oligomenorrhea, or heavier menses

Aversion to heat, always warm

Bladder problems

Blotchy itchy patches without rash

Bouncy legs

Congestive heart failure

Constant hunger

Cramps

Depression

Difficulty breathing

Difficulty eating

Disorientation, confusion, brain fog

Dizziness

Dots (horizontally) in nails

Dry, brittle, lusterless hair

Endometriosis

Feel like you¹re vibrating, tremors

Goiter

Graying hair

Hair loss

Headaches

Heartburn

High or low blood pressure problems

Hives

Hyper bowels (up to 8 movements a day)

Inability to sit still

Increased susceptibility to other immune problems (gum disease, etc.)

Infertility

Intolerant of stress (even a scary book or movie will increase heart

rate)

Irritabilty

Loss of coordination

Loss of psychological perspective on life

Loss of stamina

Low cholesterol level which rises dramatically upon treatment

Lowered libido

Lowered stamina (even when stabilized on ATD¹s)

Memory loss

Miscarriage

Mood swings

Nail margins uneven

Nails split into 2 layers

Nails weak, cracking

Numbness in limbs

Onycholysis (separation of nail from it¹s bed)

Ovarian cysts

Panic

Racing heart (rapid pulse)

Rage

Rashes

Ridged nails (vertically) " washboarding "

Shaking hands, loss of dexterity, inability to even write clearly

Shortness of breath

Skin tags (hanging moles)

Sleeplessness

Smelly sweat (esp. feet)

Sore throat

Stomach cramps

Sweating easily, heavily

Unable to calm down and sleep after sex

Uticaria (rash)

Vitiligo (patchy loss of pigmentation in skin)

Weakness in legs and arms

Weight loss or gain (rapid)

Hypo

Aversion to cold

Brain stops working

Can't get moving

Can't spell own name

Depression

Dry, brittle hair

Eyebrows stop growing

Feeling like a slug; no energy

Feeling of being overwhelmed

Headache

Heavy menses & cramping

High cholesterol & triglyceride levels

Inability to be self-directed or stay on task

Irregular heart rate (bradycardia)

Joint pain

Long menstrual cycle

Loss of memory

Nails that split, break, get thickened

Never " right " temperature; internal thermostat not working

Panic attacks

Premature birth

Puffy eyes, face, hands, feet

Severe hair loss

Severe weight gain even when not eating much

Sleep apnea

Sleepy all day, insomnia at night

Still birth

Suicidal thoughts

Thick, dry tongue

Unable to stop crying although not " sad "

Eyes

Bad night vision

Blurring of vision

Bulging eyes

Double vision

Dry eyes

Eyestrain

Inability to close eyes to sleep

Lid lag

Sensitive to light, even indoors

Staring

Swelling of eyes

Tearing

Ulceration

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Jody,

Interestingly, even though my labs are currently hypo, I haven't

had many of the hypo symptoms listed. Probaqbly only the split

cracked nails, but then throughout my life I have had that.

The list is great. I will copy it and put in a place I can easily refer

to, like my thyroid log and information binder.

<:Lois

> Hi Lois,

> I am going to paste the symptoms list that Terry put together on

here, many

> of us contributed to it and Terry got it organized. It is from

message 3706

> in the archives.

>

> Take note that not everyone suffers every symptoms, but you

may be having

> some of these problems and not attributing them to GD. The

list is broken

> down into Hyper/Hypo/Eyes and is alphabetical. Hope this

helps.

>

> Take care,

> Jody

>

>

> Hyper

>

> Amennohrea, oligomenorrhea, or heavier menses

> Aversion to heat, always warm

> Bladder problems

> Blotchy itchy patches without rash

> Bouncy legs

> Congestive heart failure

> Constant hunger

> Cramps

> Depression

> Difficulty breathing

> Difficulty eating

> Disorientation, confusion, brain fog

> Dizziness

> Dots (horizontally) in nails

> Dry, brittle, lusterless hair

> Endometriosis

> Feel like you1re vibrating, tremors

> Goiter

> Graying hair

> Hair loss

> Headaches

> Heartburn

> High or low blood pressure problems

> Hives

> Hyper bowels (up to 8 movements a day)

> Inability to sit still

> Increased susceptibility to other immune problems (gum

disease, etc.)

> Infertility

> Intolerant of stress (even a scary book or movie will increase

heart

> rate)

> Irritabilty

> Loss of coordination

> Loss of psychological perspective on life

> Loss of stamina

> Low cholesterol level which rises dramatically upon treatment

> Lowered libido

> Lowered stamina (even when stabilized on ATD1s)

> Memory loss

> Miscarriage

> Mood swings

> Nail margins uneven

> Nails split into 2 layers

> Nails weak, cracking

> Numbness in limbs

> Onycholysis (separation of nail from it1s bed)

> Ovarian cysts

> Panic

> Racing heart (rapid pulse)

> Rage

> Rashes

> Ridged nails (vertically) " washboarding "

> Shaking hands, loss of dexterity, inability to even write clearly

> Shortness of breath

> Skin tags (hanging moles)

> Sleeplessness

> Smelly sweat (esp. feet)

> Sore throat

> Stomach cramps

> Sweating easily, heavily

> Unable to calm down and sleep after sex

> Uticaria (rash)

> Vitiligo (patchy loss of pigmentation in skin)

> Weakness in legs and arms

> Weight loss or gain (rapid)

>

> Hypo

> Aversion to cold

> Brain stops working

> Can't get moving

> Can't spell own name

> Depression

> Dry, brittle hair

> Eyebrows stop growing

> Feeling like a slug; no energy

> Feeling of being overwhelmed

> Headache

> Heavy menses & cramping

> High cholesterol & triglyceride levels

> Inability to be self-directed or stay on task

> Irregular heart rate (bradycardia)

> Joint pain

> Long menstrual cycle

> Loss of memory

> Nails that split, break, get thickened

> Never " right " temperature; internal thermostat not working

> Panic attacks

> Premature birth

> Puffy eyes, face, hands, feet

> Severe hair loss

> Severe weight gain even when not eating much

> Sleep apnea

> Sleepy all day, insomnia at night

> Still birth

> Suicidal thoughts

> Thick, dry tongue

> Unable to stop crying although not " sad "

>

> Eyes

> Bad night vision

> Blurring of vision

> Bulging eyes

> Double vision

> Dry eyes

> Eyestrain

> Inability to close eyes to sleep

> Lid lag

> Sensitive to light, even indoors

> Staring

> Swelling of eyes

> Tearing

> Ulceration

>

>

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> Hi Lois,

> I am going to paste the symptoms list that Terry put together on

here, many

> of us contributed to it and Terry got it organized. It is from

message 3706

> in the archives.

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Anybody,

I don't know if this one is a symptom or not but it is something i

have wondered about all my life. I am beginning to think the

beginnings of this illness go way, way back for me.

You are mainly of an age that will remember President Kennedy's

physical fitness campaigne? Each year we school children had to take

tests to see how fit we were. No training for the tests, per se, just

go out and make your best effort. I was great at sprints, coming in

quicker than the top boys, but on the 600 yard run, I was really

suffering! My side would hurt, my heart would pound wildly and I

simply couldn't keep up the pace of my school mates, who all ran 600

yds with no problem. I couldn't finish the run, except at a walk and

even that was hard once I was winded.The same thing in hiking up a

mountain, the others had stamina, which I couldn't find anywhere.

Does this sound familiar to any of you?

Also, once in late teens or early 20s, I had a fever and a doctor

listened to my heart. He said he heard a murmer, but no one has ever

heard it since. Anybody else with a similar experience?

Peace,

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> > I was great at sprints, coming in

> > quicker than the top boys, but on the 600 yard run, I was really

> > suffering! My side would hurt, my heart would pound wildly and I

> > simply couldn't keep up the pace of my school mates, who all ran

600

> > yds with no problem. I couldn't finish the run, except at a walk

and

> > even that was hard once I was winded.The same thing in hiking up

a

> > mountain, the others had stamina, which I couldn't find anywhere.

> > Does this sound familiar to any of you?

>

> I was also a sprinter...

> but like you, could not run any distance at all without terrible

> results.

>

> In high school I joined the cross country running team thinking that

> would eventually help improve my stamina. Within a month I had

> sustained " shock " injuries to my ankles and pelvis and had to stop

> running.

>

> I still suffer in the stamina department, but I think short quick

> bursts of energy make sense with this disease.

>

> Val

Val,

I wonder if it is related to gd?

Thanks for the response. I am going to share it with my friend who

thinks i should get out and run. I tried to explain to her what

happens, but she thinks I could do it, I just don't want to enough! I

should just go with her one day. She'd probably lay off if she saw me

in action!

Maybe short quick bursts of energy are the edge on survival that

this disease provides...like diabetes gives an edge in a famine.

karen