300+ Hypothyroidism Symptoms...Yes REALLY Maybe worth a read
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300+ Hypothyroidism Symptoms...Yes REALLY Maybe worth a read
Big list. I wish there were references for all those symptoms, for those of us keeping track of evidence. My symptoms on that list:
Sleep apnea
Snoring
Wake feeling tired
Weight gain (seemed to accelerate after starting levothyroxine....)
Inability to lose weight (Entire life, including childhood)
Obesity (ditto)
Cold feet
Low basal body temperature (waking is 96.3 consistently)
Frequent colds (more frequent, seem to get about 2 a year now)
Insulin Resistance (Only a nagging suspicion at this point. No overt indicators. A1C came back fine, but that's not a good indicator of insulin resistance, only an indication of loss of control of insulin. A fasting insulin test is the only way to be sure.)
Swollen tongue (an odd feeling about 5 years ago that my tongue didn't fit right in my mouth anymore. Recently told by DO that I had thyroid tongue
Persistent teeth clenching (been an issue on and off throughout my life, mostly prevent by managing stress)
Tinnitus (Probably the first symptom to develop when this interesting downturn happened. Saw an ENT. Said it was normal, age related hearing loss, at 35...)
Premature gray hair (runs on both sides of the family, though)
Brittle Nails (esp toenails)
Ridged Nails (mild)
Slow wound healing (wouldn't say slow, but slower than in used to be. Probably age related)
Heel spur (SUCKS. not even a runner)
Plantar fasciitis
Joint pain (only in certain situations, but seemed odd anyway)
Hemorrhoids (Internal grade 1. Rarely cause an issue.)
Hard stools
Weight gain in abdominal area (only a recent development)
Kidney stones
Slow/weak pulse (lowest I saw while tracking for sleep apnea was 43 beats/min)
Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) / Heart Palpitations (Had occasional PVC's my entire life. Last year became much more frequent (1 out 4 beats, so startling I went to the ER). PVC's either from sleep apnea(most likely) or hypothyroidism. They are thankfully completely gone now. Haven't noticed one in ages, even when I'm checking for them.)