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Thyroid Disease Symptoms
Thyroid disease symptoms are often similar to symptoms of other illnesses. Low thyroid often coexists with other illnesses. Carefully evaluating and treating coexistent low thyroid is a crucial part of managing any illness because undiagnosed low thyroid makes any other condition worse. Are you feeling fatigue?Fatigue is the #1 reason women consult their doctor. Most women don't need elaborate tests to figure out what's wrong. Most women simply have too much going on in their life and not enough time to do it all. Some women don't get enough sleep while others are overweight and get too little exercise. All these causes can be fixed.Other women are tired due to chronic stress at work or at home. Some women eat on the run leaving themselves short of vitamins and minerals essential for living healthy at their high energy pace. If you've ruled out these common causes of fatigue, your problem could be hormonal. More specifically, if you've had other seemingly unrelated health complaints such as hair loss, poor memory, constipation, and brittle nails, thyroid disease symptoms should be considered because you may have an underactive or overactive thyroid gland. Chronic stress, nutritional deficiencies, medications, and pregnancy can disrupt hormone levels and lead to fatigue. A thyroid condition can be tricky to identify because other illnesses can cause the same symptoms. Possible hormonal explanations for fatigueDo you feel tired, anxious, and mentally foggy, especially between meals?Thyroid imbalance can cause symptoms that are similar to hypoglycemia symptoms such as low blood sugar, weakness, trembling, and mental confusion. Blood tests are what's needed to determine if the problem is poorly controlled glucose levels or disruptive thyroid hormones. Do you experience unbearable menstrual cramps or heavy bleeding along with weariness? Losing iron via menstrual flow can leave you feeling exhausted. Also, your gynecologist will need to rule out endometriosis, uterine cysts, and thyroid disease. When you tire easily, do you also have irregular period, irritability, weight gain, and dry nose? Do you often get sweaty? If you're in your 40's, you could be entering menopause. Also, a sweaty feeling similar to menopause hot flashes could also be a sign of thyroid dysfunction. A thyroid test can help sort this out. Do you have no energy for sex, or are you just not in the mood? Your estrogen, progesterone, and other sex hormone levels may be off balance, even if you're premenopausal. Estrogen replacement may help, but if you have a hidden thyroid condition, taking reproductive hormones can make your thyroid condition worse. Do you feel run-down and seem to get sick and catch colds a lot more often than other people? If your thyroid gland is underactive, your immune system is more vulnerable to infections because your immune system and this can lead to sickness. You probably should get a complete physical and thyroid test. Do you have difficulty getting a good night sleep? Your pineal gland is in charge of signaling your brain to rest. Your pineal gland can be triggered by dimming the lights or pulling down the shades. This causes the secretion of melatonin, preparing you to sleep. If you snore, your problem could be sleep apnea, a disorder linked to underactive thyroid. However, plain old insomnia could signal an overactive thyroid. Underactive or Overactive Thyroid?If you are often exhausted and have mysterious health complaints, you owe it to yourself to consider the following thyroid disease symptoms and get yourself checked out for an underlying thyroid imbalance or other medical causes.Many people swing between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism within the first 6 weeks of being treated for symptoms of thyroid problems.
This checklist can help you listen to body changes. It's best to report any lingering thyroid disease symptoms to your doctor to get your dosage adjusted or rule out another medical condition. Thyroid Disease Symptoms to Low Thyroid Low Thyroid to BHRT-Resource Home
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