Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
Found this posted by CD several pages back. Really good listing of hypothyroid symptoms.
(found in thyroid textbook "The Thyroid and Its Diseases")
Fatigue
Swelling of eyelids
Emotional instability
Lethargy
Dry skin
Choking sensation
Low endurance
Dry mucous membranes
Fineness of hair
Slow speech
Constipation
Hair loss
Slow thinking
Weight gain unexplainably
Blueness of skin
Poor memory
Paleness of lips
Dry, thick, scaling skin
Poor concentration
Shortness of breath
Dry, coarse, brittle hair
Depression
Swelling
Paleness of skin
Nervousness
Hoarseness
Puffy skin
Anxiety
Loss of appetite
Puffy face or eyelids
Worrying
Prolonged menstrual bleeding
Swelling of ankles
Easy emotional upset
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Coarse skin
Obsessive thinking
Painful menstruation
Brittle or thin nails
Low motivation
Low sex drive
Dry ridges down nails
Dizziness
Difficulty in swallowing
Sensation of cold
Hearing loss
Weakness
Cold skin
Rapid heart rate
Vague body aches & pains
Decreased sweating
Pounding heart beat
Muscle pain
Heat intolerance
Slow pulse rate
Joint pain
Non-restful sleep/interrupted sleep
Pain at front of chest
Numbness or tingling
Insomnia
Poor vision
Protrusion of one or both eyeballs
Thick tongue
Weight loss or gain
Sparse eyebrows/loss of outer third of eyebrows
Swelling of face
Wasting of tongue
Gas/bloating
(found in thyroid textbook "The Thyroid and Its Diseases")
Fatigue
Swelling of eyelids
Emotional instability
Lethargy
Dry skin
Choking sensation
Low endurance
Dry mucous membranes
Fineness of hair
Slow speech
Constipation
Hair loss
Slow thinking
Weight gain unexplainably
Blueness of skin
Poor memory
Paleness of lips
Dry, thick, scaling skin
Poor concentration
Shortness of breath
Dry, coarse, brittle hair
Depression
Swelling
Paleness of skin
Nervousness
Hoarseness
Puffy skin
Anxiety
Loss of appetite
Puffy face or eyelids
Worrying
Prolonged menstrual bleeding
Swelling of ankles
Easy emotional upset
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Coarse skin
Obsessive thinking
Painful menstruation
Brittle or thin nails
Low motivation
Low sex drive
Dry ridges down nails
Dizziness
Difficulty in swallowing
Sensation of cold
Hearing loss
Weakness
Cold skin
Rapid heart rate
Vague body aches & pains
Decreased sweating
Pounding heart beat
Muscle pain
Heat intolerance
Slow pulse rate
Joint pain
Non-restful sleep/interrupted sleep
Pain at front of chest
Numbness or tingling
Insomnia
Poor vision
Protrusion of one or both eyeballs
Thick tongue
Weight loss or gain
Sparse eyebrows/loss of outer third of eyebrows
Swelling of face
Wasting of tongue
Gas/bloating
The only thing I did NOT have was weight gain. I think that's the thing that threw the doctors off. I was skinny...underweight in fact.
Add to that super high cholesterol and triglycerides, vomiting and other things. I was a MESS.