Thyroid Disease Awareness: Do you have some of these?!


Question: Thyroid Disease Awareness: Do you have some of these?
weight changes (gain even w/ good diet & exercise) ; increased appetite; fluid retention
cold intolerance/feeling hot ; profuse sweating
bradycardia (slow heartbeat) /tachycardia (rapid heartbeat) / atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat)
anxiety; depression /mania; panic attacks; crying spells; moodiness
restlessness; nervousness; shakiness; irritability
low body temperature; low grade fever
fatigue, sluggishness; sluggish reflexes
migraines
hoarseness; feeling of fullness in the neck; small lump; difficulty swallowing
sleepiness (excessive) / insomnia
memory loss & decreased concentration; brain fog; confusion
speech problems (cannot call to mind simple words); slowed speech; slurring
Dizziness; breathlessness; lightheadedness; fainting; vertigo
eye discomfort, redness, dryness ; sensitivity to light; bulging eyes; Vision changes
constipation/diarrhea; IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
dry, coarse hair; hair loss (even eyebrows)
brittle nails; splitting nails
pale, dry skin; rashes; cool skin / warm, moist skin
puffy face
Dry mouth
joint & muscle pain, tenderness & stiffness; muscle weakness ; cramps
Painful feet
Neck pain
ear wax build up; Ear pain
Cholesterol - high LDL, low HDL, high triglycerides
chest pain
swelling of the legs & in knees & small joints of hands & feet
numbness, tingling in extremities
Swollen glands
persistent cold sores, boils, or breakouts
allergies that suddenly appear or get worse
bruising & clotting problems
Stroke like symptoms
carpal tunnel like symptoms
high blood pressure
reactive hypoglycemia
Sleep apnea
yeast infections
UTI’s
TMJ (temporal mandibular joint syndrome)
pernicious anemia (A deficiency of the oxygen-carrying red blood cells)
amnosia (smell smoke)
Vitiligo--A disorder in which the immune system destroys pigment-making cells called melanocytes. This results in white patches of skin on different parts of the body.
PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome)
infertility ; menorrhagia (excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding); low libido

some may have opposite of some of these depending whether currently hypO or hypER

Answers:

I had many of those symptoms before I started taking thyroid medication.



Have you checked out the Stop The Thyroid Madness website (or book) yet?

Here's an example:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/lon…
And another:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/thi…
And another:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/how…

And never underestimate the power of iodine deficiency:
http://www.iodine4health.com
Since the top 2 causes of thyroid issues are iodine deficiency and radiation, I thought including this site would be a good idea: http://www.atomicwomen.org/ The historical info is eye opening.

I hope you find this educational.




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