February 19, 2012

My Symptoms


 The following is a list of symptoms I have experienced while suffering from hypothyroidism, adrenal fatigue, and low progesterone.  Others have experienced these as well (see bottom of page).  

         Easily winded, can’t catch breath, air-hunger
         Racing heart
         Shaky
         Sore feet and calves, as after Charlie horse
         Sudden, extreme hunger
         Insomnia
         light headedness
         extreme fatigue (worse)
         less stamina than others
         less energy than others
         long recovery period after any activity
         Difficulty waking up (really take me until about noon to get moving)
         needing caffeine to wake up in the morning
         Sinking feeling + feeling at my worst in afternoon (about 12 or 1)
         needing caffeine and/or sugar to get through the afternoon
         Feeling better after 8 PM
         suddenly feel extremely hungry, especially at night
         muscle weakness
         flu-like symptoms: sensitive skin, all-over body ache
         inability to hold children for very long
         inability to stand on feet for long periods
         Low back pain
         Anxiety
         Nervousness
         Depression
         Easily stressed, not coping well with stress
         Defensive
         Irritable, angry outburst
         chronic Low Grade Depression, developing into severe depression
         suicidal thoughts
         Exacerbated reactions to daily stress
         Taking days to recover from even minor stress
         debilitating reaction to exercise or physical exertion
         Foggy-thinking, poor focus
         Sweating
         Sensitive to bright lights
         Dry eye
         Thinning outer eyebrows
         Thinning, crooked eye lashes
         Hair Loss
         broken/peeling fingernails
         worsening allergies
         internal itching of ears
         appetite swinging from no appetite to not being able to eat enough
         inability to lose weight
         always gaining weight
         failure to ovulate
         moody periods and ovulation
         PMS (actually, PMDD)
         low progesterone
         miscarriage
         excruciating pain during period
         carpal tunnel symptoms
         dry skin
•    loose stools/diarrhea

Some of the time:

         frequent urination
         Irritable Bowel Symptom, including colitis
         nausea
         headache
         scalp ache
         hyper feeling, especially in the evening
         jittery
         clumsy (drop things, bump into things)
         confusion
         feeling dull
         dizziness

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/adrenal-info/symptoms-low-cortisol/
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/long-and-pathetic/