Hypothyroidism
I keep saying it all doesn’t make sense, well, finally it’s starting to make sense. This past year has been particularly hard because more and more symptoms keep popping up with no real explanation. Nothing I ever do seems to help anything other than taking medications, which I really don’t want to do.
I kept assuming all my problems were from my weight and I assume some are but what really annoyed me was that I haven’t been able to budge my weight in about 5 years, no matter what I’ve done. This is the kind of thing that just makes you lose hope but now that things are starting to make some sense I feel hopeful again.
Here are some of the symptoms (the ones highlighted I have):
I am gaining weight inappropriately
I'm unable to lose weight with diet/exercise
I have hypothermia/low body temperature (I feel cold when others feel hot, I need extra sweaters, etc.)
I feel fatigued, exhausted
Feeling run down, sluggish, lethargic
My hair is coarse and dry, breaking, brittle, falling out
My skin is coarse, dry, scaly, and thick
I have a hoarse or gravely voice
I have puffiness and swelling around the eyes and face
I have pains, aches in joints, hands and feet
I have developed carpal-tunnel syndrome, or it's getting worse
I am having irregular menstrual cycles (longer, or heavier, or more frequent)
I am having trouble conceiving a baby
I feel depressed
I feel restless
My moods change easily
I have feelings of worthlessness
I have difficulty concentrating
I have more feelings of sadness
I seem to be losing interest in normal daily activities
I'm more forgetful lately
My hair is falling out
I can't seem to remember things
I am getting more frequent infections, that last longer
I'm snoring more lately
I have/may have sleep apnea
I feel shortness of breath and tightness in the chest
I feel the need to yawn to get oxygen
My eyes feel gritty and dry
My eyes feel sensitive to light
My eyes get jumpy/tics in eyes, which makes me dizzy/vertigo and have headaches
I have strange feelings in neck or throat
I have tinnitus (ringing in ears)
I get recurrent sinus infections
I have vertigo
I feel some lightheadedness
I have severe menstrual cramps
I am starting new medication this weekend, that I hope will help. I hope this isn’t just another medical problem I have to add to all the others that really can’t be repaired. I ordered a book from the library to help me understand it all.
I am still working out and still logging my food.
Onward and upward.
Sometimes it is such a relief to finally have an answer or a reason for what is happening. Thank goodness you found out and hopefully the medicine will help you feel better soon!
A few of my coworkers who have been diagnosed are doing fantastically well now, after they found the right level of medicine. It really was amazing, the difference. Hang in there!
My doctors keep throwing that test in whenever I have bloodwork done, but those levels come back just fine. Drat!
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Robin Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 11:29 am
@Mokona, What I don’t understand is I think I’ve been tested for that before and nothing ever came out in the blood work. I don’t get it.
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Robin, I hope this takes care of the issue.
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I hope this gives you some answers (even if the past blood work didn’t). <3
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I really, really hope the medication starts to work for you.
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