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Symptoms of hypothyroidism include being tired all the time, sudden weight gain, your hair can start falling out, you can feel cold all the time whether it is or not, your skin can become dry, and you can have problems remembering things at times.

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Hypothyroid symptoms:Dry skin, especially on heels, knees, back of hands, elbows

Fatigue and/or tiredness

Hair loss, especially head and outer third of eyebrows. Some people lose their eyelashes.

Less stamina than others

Less energy than others

Long recovery period after any activity

Arms feel like dead weights after activity

Chronic Low Grade Depression

Suicidal thoughts

Feeling cold

Cold hands and feet

Bizarre and debilitating reaction to exercise

Constipation

Dry hair

Nodding off easily

Require afternoon naps, usually around 3 pm

Inability to concentrate or read for long periods of time

Forgetfulness

Foggy thinking

Inability to lose weight

Always gaining weight

Inability to function in a relationship with anyone due to irritability and moodiness

No sex drive

Moody periods

PMS

Excruciating pain during periods

Nausea

Swelling/edema/puffiness; puffiness of face and fingers and feet common

Aching bones/muscles

Acne on face and in hair

Breakouts on chest and arms

Hives

Exhaustion in every dimension - physical, mental, spiritual, emotional

Inability to work full-time

Inability to stand on feet for long periods

Complete lack of motivation

Slowing to a snail's pace when walking up slight grade

Extremely crabby, irritable, intolerant of others

Handwriting nearly illegible

Internal itching in ears

Broken/peeling fingernails

Snake skin

Major anxiety/worry

Ringing in ears

Lactose intolerance

Inability to eat in the mornings

No hair growth, breaks faster than it grows

Joint pain

Carpel tunnel-like symptoms

No appetite

Fluid retention to the point of Congestive Heart Failure

Swollen legs that prevent walking

Varicose Veins

Dizziness from fluid on the inner ear

Sore throat

Tightness in throat

Sore feet; painful soles of feet; plantar fascitis

Hypothyroid Clinical signs:

High blood pressure or too low blood pressure

Slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute

High cholesterol

High triglycerides

Low body temperature, sometimes as low as 95 F.

Osteoporosis

Those with hypothyroidism don't have all these symptoms, they have clusters of them making the disease difficult to diagnose.

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