It is one thing to read articles about hypothyroidism symptoms online but quite another to hear the symptoms straight from real people. These are real people, like you and me, struggling with a collection of symptoms so hard to pinpoint that they baffle doctors in every country of the world. While we don’t know one another personally, the truth is that we are connected, just the same, in a particularly powerful way. We are living in the trenches together fighting a battle against this thing called hypothyroidism.
The number of potential symptoms that can accompany hypothyroidism is not surprising, frankly, but rather obvious given the sheer power of thyroid hormone over the entire body.
What is your worst hypothyroidism symptom? That’s the question I asked my one million followers on the Hypothyroid Mom Facebook page. It was in the form of a poll and the results may very well surprise you. A simple, 6-word question uncovered the truth about what lurks behind this wretched disease.
And here are the results, in the order of the highest to lowest number of votes. Most people responded that it was impossible to list only one symptom and that several were equally devastating. Some of the categories, like skin problems, were broad and many mentioned specific conditions in those categories which I included below. They are quite telling, really.
418 C. Hair loss
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Any advice for someone who has about 90% of the symptoms of hypothyroidism but the doctors just say no not it cuz all my bloodwork comes back within “normal range”! I have no energy & some days dont even want to get out of bed. My hair is thinning out alot & I am ALWAYS cold. I only eat 3 times a day but gaining weight. This is is just my biggest symptoms…any advice since doctors dont seem to want to get to root of the problem?? Thanks!
So hard to deal with hypothyroidism! Anyone have any advice for so.eone with celiac disease and hypothyroidism? I’ve gained 100 pounds in the last two years, feel terrible all of the time.
I just wish I could find a medication that works for me. Levothyroxie drove me up a wall. Synthroid was the next – that didn’t work either. I think I may have found a patient doctor who is going to try and help me. 🤞🤞
I’ve been on Armour Thyroid since i was diagnosed. I feel normal, no side effects.
I have been on meds for about 20 yrs. My dosage is high 300mg and I still feel like crap. My doctor doesn’t seem to know what to do. I have gained about 60lbs. Tired all the time among many listed. No seems to really understand how I feel.
He was not trained to know what to do. My wife and I had significant thyroid challenges. Hypo or hyper challenges cannot be fixed by making them replete or less of Thx. What made the thyroid gland deficient in the first place?
Ive been on Synthroid for 15 years sine having my thyroid removed. My doctor lowered my dosage by .25mcg. I was super fatigued after that. She put me on NP by Acella. I felt very different especially by the 5th day with all kinds of weired symptoms. On the sixth day those symptoms are gone. Is this a normal progression when switching from Synthroid to NP.? I kinda really dont want to go back o Synthroid.
Yes, I have had most of these symptoms over a 28 year period. The worst for me is fatigue and itch skin. I constantly itch.
I itch constantly too. All over my body.
Weight gain is my worst. I hate being overweight. I exercise 4-6 days a week. Running & resistance training. I have tried all diets. And zero. Even my functional medicine doctor thinks I must be eating too much. All doctors have concluded the same thing. I have been on naturethroid for about 8 months & LDN for 5 weeks. I didn’t want to take an Rx, but I exhausted eceything else. I have lost no weight. Other hypo patients have told me once the meds the weight should begin to fall off. I don’t know what else to do but stop eating all together. I guess once you are hypo you’re destined to be a fat ass for the rest of your life.
What meds r you taking that they say u should loose.weight.
Last 2 years I have gained 30 ibs. My bones hur in my feet. My hips hurt. I itch on my arms, back, head. I dont eat anymore than I used to. Dont sit around more. I am still.doing what I have for years. I am constantly getting sinus infections. It is all driving me crazy.
It’s not surprising that fatigue is the ‘worst’ symptom of hypothyroidism that people have. Fatigue every once in a while is not necessarily bad in itself… but it’s the constant fatigue every day, every week, every month that gets to people with thyroid problems. Trying to sleep enough, but still waking up rubbing your eyes and feeling like you need to sleep a bit more – even if you can’t fall asleep or have to get up regardless. Lack of energy and perhaps more importantly, motivation goes hand in hand with fatigue. Hopefully most of these thyroid patients are able to eventually get out of this constant fatigue feeling – whether it is through through medications or thyroid supplements.