9 Surprising Symptoms of Hypothyroidism (DON'T Miss These!)
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Experiencing symptoms and not sure where they are coming from? It may just be your thyroid.
Owing to the fact that just bout every cell in your body has a thyroid hormone receptor, the symptoms of hypothyroidism are vast.
And while you may know about the more common symptoms, there are plenty that can easily get mixed if you don't know what you are looking for.
With that in mind, here are some of the most surprising symptoms of hypothyroidism (low thyroid function):
1. High cholesterol
Thyroid hormone regulates the elimination of cholesterol. When thyroid hormone is low, cholesterol clearance is decreased which causes a build-up of cholesterol in the body.
2. Menstrual problems
Because thyroid hormone impacts both progesterone and estrogen, low thyroid can cause menstrual problems including problems with fertility.
3. Swelling in the legs and in the face
Low thyroid function increases mucopolysaccharides in the tissues which pull water along with them. This results in swelling wherever they go.
4. Headaches
Headaches may be an early predictor that you are about to become hypothyroid and the same is true for migraines.
5. Mood swings
A sluggish thyroid decreases ATP production in the brain which slows down your ability to think and process information. This results in changes to your mood, depression, and brain fog.
6. Dry skin
Thyroid hormone acts on eccrine or sweat glands found in your skin. If your body can't produce enough sweat then your skin will become dry and cracked.
7. Muscle aches and pains
Thyroid hormone helps your muscles relax which prevents painful trigger points from developing.
8. Changes to your voice
Just about every thyroid patient will experience changes to their voice but it may not be noticeable unless you are an expert.
9. Carpal tunnel syndrome
Mucopolysaccharides can accumulate in the wrist which can put pressure on the median nerve resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve pain.
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Most people are aware of the most common symptoms like cold hands/feet, weight gain, hair loss, constipation, and fatigue,
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Wish my doctors told me how important my thyroid was before they removed it completely
I think hyperthyroidism is more deadly and worse than hypothyroidism..My niece had her's partially removed. Now she takes levothyroxine.
Same, I’ve never been right since the ablation in 2008 despite using T3 and levothyroxin 🤦🏻♀️
@@Sweenie75 yeah they only have the on Synthroid , feel like I should be on t3 as well
@@titaniumismagical8643 yeah but life without a thyroid and being dependent on medication to still not feel normal , kinda sucks
@@traver I hear you. I take Levothyroxine (125). I still have my thyroid, it's just not working.
Why is High Cholesterol not on the radar of doctors? You'd said in a past video that ALL doctors learn that they should test thyroid with high cholesterol. But it seems many were sleeping in class that day.
Thank you so much for all the information you are given to all of us that's struggling with our, Thyroid🙏❤️I needed to take my Thyroid out because of cancer inside it...,and i can only say that after i lost this organ,i"ve never been so sick,and now struggling with so many symptoms,and so much pain in all of my body😓Im from, Norway,and most of the dr's here dont know much about, Thyroid problems,and they dont care about ANYTHING we are saying😣They think that all is fine if we just take, Levaxin 😒Im living everyday with chronic pain all over my body,and meny days i cant Iven get out of bed, because of the pain in my back and legs😓I dont know what to do any longer,and when you have dr's that dont care about what you are saying...,what am i supposed to do😔I am 51 years old,but feeling like i am,151😓Most dr's this days dont care about their pasient's...,they only care about the money they are making!!!..
I feel that i have lost my self..,and every day i have to try to control all my pain with medicine that is just hiding the symptoms,but not fixing anything😓
I have had the SAME problems as you have had AND as well as the problems with my Drs. After my Thyroid Cancer & thyroid removal in July I had the same pain. My primary Dr AND my Endocrinologist BITH said it was not my Thyroid. Even though I was STILL having my LEVOTHYROXINE decreased periodically- 4 times now- from 188 down to 125 rt now. I feel better BUT not until I was sent to a Rheumatoid Arthritis Dr for my wrist pain!!! She gave me a Prednisone steroid prescription of 5 mg that was tapered down in 12 days. I had INFLAMMATION all over my body!!! In only 4 days I am feeling & have since felt 100 times better!!! My face & neck look normal, I have ankles & wrists!! No pain!!! I don’t know how long it will last but I’m so happy!!! I can move without pain!!! I hope this helps!!! My Arthritis Dr SAVED MY LIFE!!! I cried to her. The other Drs had actually in My opinion thought I was lying!!! They NEED to do more research. We are in pain.
Thankfully I don't have any of these issues but I do have hashimoto symptoms. Thinning hair ridges on nails. High blood pressure goes up and I get anxious sometimes for no reason
Hmmm, everything slowed down with my hypothyroidism. Low pulse, blood pressure got unusually low, while I gained weight.
Met with the endocrinologist this week. Noticed I do have high C and ordered additional thyroid tests and thyroid scans. Can’t wait to get to the bottom of these issues .
Thanks for the information.
Is there any chance tinnitus is part of the side effects/symptoms of Hashimoto's? Since I've been diagnosed, I have suffered from chronic tinnitus related to hearing loss. But I dont believe this is the real reason, I hear perfectly.
High cholesterol neuropathy ( burning feet and legs), hoarse voice and thin hair.
As far as high cholesterol, is it necessary to take statins?
Gold advise!!
I have hypothyroidism and fibromyalgia- this video made so many keys unlock on possible challenges I haven’t considered. Mussel pain and inflammation etc made sense and I have had migraines since a teen in later life I have intolerance problem with potatoes weirdly! Don’t eat much dairy or I never eat meat since 8yrs . All fruit and veg; pulse/legume etc. fine with breads provided all things in regular portions. And WATER WATER WATER!
Coffee has been the toughest vice honestly.
Been using magnesium spray on neck a lot- cutting back my coffee to and turns out caffeine also depleted the natural magnesium stores in the body. And the irony of wanting a hot cuppa cause I’m cold when really more water and I’d have a warmer body - TYSM FOR THIS VIDEO DOC😇 did not connect the dots like this before and the fact that it needs to distribute to work in mussels hence pressure pain if it isn’t distributed widely enough. Tysm for the re-education- was needed💕
Thank you so much for sharing. Had
not seen anyone else w/ Fibro & any thyroid condi
tions. Will find an experi enced endo
crinoline that listens. My tests always came back nor
mal. Went straight to my
primary when showed in throat, was put
meds "until gaiter was re
solved". Had to change Dr
due to job as
sign ment, every Dr after that just kept continuing the
Synthoid despite 30 - 40 lb weight gain. Finally just stopped filling scripts, went back down to normal weight over time. Time to check out all the symptoms mentioned here. Thanks everyone. HAPPY HOLUDAYS & HOPE FOR A HEALTHIER 2024 EVERYONE!
There is very little information on Hyperthyroidism. Please ade more topics on it
Need to asked I look like a monster 😢 dark spot all sudden like under chin even removed thyroid 3yrs you are good please make video help.......
Hello dr childs, could you please tell me whether allergic rhinitis is caused by hashimotos thyroditis?
I’m curious if mast cells are a part of this disorder overall.
Hai sir suppose tyroid antibodies goes to negative we are safe for tyroid problem?
Can you have these problems when you have subclinical hypothyroidism?
I had most of those symptoms and I have SLE lupus so it was really hard to diagnose me with this but I had all the symptoms. And even my endocrinologist saw that I had a lot of these symptoms. I wish that I had listened to the doctor that I had had years ago and stayed on synthroid cuz she like yeah you have only symptoms. But I didn't want all these medicines. And then I really pushed to get better and found out that I had lupus and everybody was dubbing it as I was overworking and that I had depression. So at 48 they finally put me on synthroid and I've only been on it for a couple months so I can already tell with my nails and my skin and I still have a lot of mood swings which is hard. And my sleep is awful and I shouldn't be the weight I am I don't look my weight. But I am 215 and I feel a little bit better being on synthroid we shall see with my blood results.
I'm quite sure I have HT but I'm severely heat sensitive??
@drwestinchilds I was just diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroid Disease, after a suffering many symptoms and having my thyroid levels monitored for months :(. How do you know so much about this disorder? Do you have Hashimoto's?
When first starting on synthroid how often should you have your blood test done? I know it probably depends on your levels but I'm just curious
I'm thin in shape and never had a weight gain problem. I have headaches hight blood pressure and also thyroid nodules. Im guessing its caused by a hypothyroid.?
I have hypothyroidism...and I take 100mg eltroxin(thyroxine sodium tablets) like 7 years...i Don't know but I noticed sometimes that when I tested my thyroid...it was medium results coming...not very bad...but sometimes I changed my tablet 100 to 75 or 50 mg...it becomes like i can see my hair texture changes like very thinner(no volumes)...my nipples pain and body pain..but when I take 100 mg again... change again like my hair feels like wavy volume...(also hair loss from starting when I got my hypothyroidism)... I don't know what should I do
Dr Richard Bernstein an authority on Diabetes says that he tests every type 2 diabetic that comes to him for hypothyroidism first. He claims that basically all Type 2 diabetics have hypothyroidism and it is a conversion problem. Do you have info or opinion on this?
My thyroid is in pain and throbbing for a week now after doing a petscan. What can I do to fix this?
Drink coriander seed water.
soak a tablespoon of seeds into a glass of water. (Preferably organic but if you can’t just use what you can) I buy them bulk as it works out to be much cheaper . Heat it up the next day or drink it cold. Discard of the seeds before drinking 😅
It might take a couple of months before you see results .
I walked around with hypothyroidism for a couple years. My TSH was 89 when I finally got diagnosed.
My symptoms were low pulse, low blood pressure, loss of all hair including on my arms. Always cold, and being itchy when it was hot. I had dry skin. I began getting charlie horse cramps in my stomach that were agonizing. I had to lay down on my side to rid the cramp.
My whole body became puffy. I couldn't drive for more than a half hour without having to pull over and take a nap. I couldn't get out of bed, and my legs started to collapse while standing. I could barely walk 50 ft without needing to sit down. I also got out of breath during that 50ft walk.
I ended up in a nursing home for 5 months of rehabilitation...After I recovered and left nursing home, a month later I had a massive heart attack while walking around a lake after exercise....I believe walking around with a bad thyroid for a couple years clogged up my arteries. I'm doing great now, because I got lucky. Don't ignore your thyroid!!!!
Ohhhh myyyy gosh !
Glad you are doing well now.
Did God heal you ? If not I
Would love to know how you did it ❤
@@bellaroccisano4156 thanks, they did say it was a miracle that I didn't suffer long term problems from lack of oxygen to my brain. They apparently induced me into a coma, lowered my body temperature and raised it gradually to bring me back. I don't remember anything from the day that it happened, or even having a heart attack. I just remember waking up in ICU. I'm very thankful. It happened in 2018. I had triple bypass surgery afterwards. I have no problems now. I ride my bike minimum 15 miles a day to try and stay healthy.
Omg!! 😳 I’m so relieved that you’re doing better now. I did have trouble walking as well I was short on breath and in pain & had to sit constantly. The sweating was just awful. It’s AMAZING all the symptoms we get THEN our doctors don’t even believe they’re Thyroid related! It’s a shame!
@@hopegonzales4145 thanks, my problem is I didn't have health insurance. I was in denial thinking I could get better on my own, but it only kept getting worse. People also told me that I began to talk very slowly and lethargically too. I didn't even realize. I remember getting angry because people would always cut me off before I could finish what I was saying..
I completely understand… yes, I remember that I was also struggling to speak. I had thyroid cancer growing & hypothyroid for 3-4 years until it was finally found. The swelling of my face, chin & throat was devastating as well. My surgeon said it was a hard surgery due to all the swelling. I’m just very relieved that part is over. But , i know i need to find a new endocrinologist that has more experience & has done their research of all the symptoms that can be. I was accused of lying about the pain by my primary’s assistant. She thought that I just didn’t want to go back to work.
What if your Dr gets upset with you for requesting extra labs he doesn't agree😢 with what if you breastfeed? Will meds and labs be off? What is T2 for again?
Get a new doctor.
what about tinnitus? is it a symptoms of hashimoto?
I had an ENT tell me it could contribute to that. Pulsating tinnitus even. It calmed down when I started meds and comes back if my levels are out of whack.
I am hypothyroid before this had hashimotos. I now take np thyroid . Lowest dose. I have so muck anxiety idk what to do. I skip my thyroid meds to every other or every 2 day's. Im never tired. I act more hyper than hypo. I do have a small goider. But i have no swallowing problems when eati g or drinking. No help for me i guess
I get this too. Thankfully it comes and goes so that it is not uncomfortable all the time. it is not fun. Staying away from gluten and dairy helped me a lot.
have you ever heard of tonsil stones as a symptom?are tonsil stones a possible symptom?
I have no idea but I get tonsil stones.. I have thyroid problems.. I got a multi nodular goiter… didn’t take medicine for awhile and then my thyroid level’s started getting elevated.. so they put me on thyroid medicine
Surprise, your doctor doesn’t care and won’t help anyway🎉they’d be happy to prescribe a statin or ssri though
Truth
Yes, how can a hypothyroid person with high cholesterol do to resolve that situation?