YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS THE BEST LIST of HYPOTHYROID SYMPTOMS ON THE INTERNET?? Because….
1) This list is based on actual thyroid patient descriptions of their symptoms whether still on the inadequate T4 medication or from being undiagnosed or UNDERtreated . i.e. it’s not culled from all sorts of internet cold lists to build high numbers and empty volume…
2) Like some lists, it does not contain adrenal-specific symptoms to bulk up the list (unless noted in parenthesis as also related)
3) These are also symptoms which patients have reported greatly improved or totally went away once they moved over to having T3 in their treatment and being optimal to prevent the hypo from coming back. To get optimal without problems, you also have to have the right levels of iron and cortisol.
ENERGY LEVELS
Less stamina than others
Less energy than others
Easy fatigue
Feeling weak
The need to nap more than others
Long recovery period after any activity
Arms feeling like dead weights after activity
Legs getting tired
Inability to exercise, or withstand certain exercises
Paying a price after activity
Inability to hold children for very long
Nodding off easily
Slowing to a snail’s pace when walking up slight grade
Difficulty getting through work day
The need to lay on the couch after getting home from work
Going to bed earlier than normal
“Exhaustion in every dimension–physical, mental, spiritual, emotional”
SLEEP and REST
Sleep Apnea (which can also be associated with low cortisol due to continued hypothyroid state)
Being so exhausted at bedtime that you have insomnia
Sleeping hard
Sleeping more hours than normal
Dark circles under eyes
Yawning all the time
Heavy eyelids
Getting more fatigued as day goes on
The need for naps to get through the afternoon
Having trouble studying from snoozing
Air Hunger (feeling like you can’t get enough air)
Lactose Intolerance (due to low stomach acid from a poor treatment or undiagnosed)
Allergies (which can also be a result of low cortisol–see link below)
Dysphagia (nerve damage causing inability to swallow fluid, food, saliva; can also be caused by a goiter or anxiety)
Neurogenic bladder
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (which for the vast majority of thyroid patients, is a catch-all diagnosis)
Fatty Liver
MISCELLANEOUS
Bad motion sickness
Sweaty or clammy palms
Clumsiness
Worsening of other conditions
Handwriting nearly illegible
Carpal tunnel symptoms
Worsening Varicose Veins
Tailbone pain
Light headed
Just feeling sick
Breathless
Just generally struggling
In other words….
If you have some or many of these symptoms, and have never received a diagnosis of hypothyroidism, it’s time to visit an informed and open-minded doctor.
If you have some or many of these symptoms and are on T4-only, time to talk to your doctor about adding synthetic T3 to your treatment and getting optimal–the latter which is not just how you feel. It’s also about the free T4 and free T3.
Check out Chapter 3 in the updated revised STTM book--all to make you more informed with your doctor. YOU are your own best advocate. Get informed with this BIBLE OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCES AND WISDOM. And see if you can teach your doctor!
Have Hashimoto’s disease? Here’s the excellent companion book to the above. It’s to the point, making it an easier book to get through on Hashi’s. Has a NOTES page after each chapter. Friendly. And four patient-to-patient chapters!
Want to order your own labwork to confirm what the above symptoms are telling you? STTM has created the right ones just for you to discuss with your doctor. Go here: https://sttm.mymedlab.com/
Important note: STTM is an information-only site based on what many patients worldwide have reported in their treatment and wisdom over the years. This is not to be taken as personal medical advice, nor to replace a relationship with your doctor. By reading this information-only website, you take full responsibility for what you choose to do with this website's information or outcomes. See the Disclaimer and Terms of Use.
