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Here are some of the symptom of low thyroid you can watch for.
___ I am gaining weight inappropriately or unable to lose weight
___ My "normal" body temperature is low, and/or I frequently feel cold
___ I feel fatigued, exhausted more than normal
___ I have a slow pulse, and/or low blood pressure
___ I have high cholesterol
___ My hair is rough, coarse dry, breaking, brittle, or falling out
___ My skin is rough, coarse, dry, scaly, itchy and thick
___ My nails have been dry, brittle, and break more easily
___ My voice has become hoarse, husky or gravelly
___ I have pains, aches, stiffness, tingling in joints, muscles, hands and/or feet
___ I have carpal tunnel syndrome, arm or leg tendonitis, or plantar's fascitis
___ I am having irregular menstrual cycles (longer, or heavier, or more frequent)
___ I am experiencing infertility, or have had one or more miscarriage
___ I feel depressed, restless, moody, sad
___ I have difficulty concentrating or remembering things
___ I have no or low sex drive
___ My eyes feel gritty, dry, light-sensitive
___ My neck or throat feels full, pressure, choking, lumpy, larger than usual, and/or I have difficulty swallowing
___ I have/may have sleep apnea
___ I have puffiness and swelling around the eyes, eyelids, face, feet, hands and feet
My blood tests come out in the normal range, but my symptoms let me know when I need to raise my thryroid medication. I always have to tell my doctor my symptoms before she will listen to me. I always initially mistake it for depression before I realize it's my thyroid.
I've been on the prozac for 4 months and the yawning just got better this week.
__________________   “Come to the edge.” “We can't. We're afraid.”
“Come to the edge.” “We can't. We will fall!”
“Come to the edge.”
And they came. And he pushed them.
And they flew.
Guillaume Apollinaire, 1880-1918
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