June 28, 2012

Overview of Symptoms


Before I went on Natural Dessicated Thyroid, I had the following symptoms:
  1. Teeth grinding
  2. Low appetite
  3. Hair Loss
  4. Itchy legs, hands and feet (not always at the same time)
  5. "Hot" feet
  6. Dry skin
  7. Addicted to sugar and carbs
  8. Inflammation
  9. Easily Winded, can't catch breath
  10. Racing heart
  11. Shaky/Jittery
  12. Sore feet and calves (like after a Charlie-horse)
  13. Light headed
  14. Extreme fatigue
  15. Less stamina than others
  16. Less energy than others
  17. Long recovery period after any major stress (physical, emotional or mental)
  18. Difficulty waking up in the morning
  19. Needing caffeine to wake up in the morning
  20. Sinking feeling in the afternoon/feeling my worst in the afternoon
  21. Needing caffeine and/or sugar to get through the afternoon
  22. Feeling better in the evenings
  23. Flu-like symptoms with all-over body ache and sensitive skin
  24. Suddenly extremely hungry, especially at night
  25. Muscle weakness
  26. Inability to stand for long periods of time
  27. Anxiety
  28. Nervousness
  29. Depression - chronic low grade gradually developing into severe
  30. Suicidal thoughts
  31. (Post-partum depression)
  32. Excessive sweating
  33. Hot flashes
  34. Dry eye
  35. Thinning outer eyebrows
  36. Thinning, crooked eye lashes
  37. Broken/peeling finger nails
  38. Allergies
  39. Internal itching of ears
  40. Appetite swings (not being able to eat anything, to never being satiated)
  41. PMS/PMDD
  42. Moody periods AND ovulation
  43. Inability to lose weight
  44. Easy weight gain
  45. Low Progesterone
  46. Miscarriage
  47. Failure to ovulate
  48. Loose stools
  49. Diarrhea
  50. Irritable Bowel Symptoms, including colitis attacks
  51. Nausea
  52. Excruciating pain (endometriosis) with period, but not limit to it
  53. Unquenchable thirst
  54. Frequent urination
  55. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  56. Headaches
  57. Confusion
  58. Brain Fog
  59. Feeling dull
  60. Clumsy
  61. Exercise making me sleepy, start yawning

At this time, the following symptoms are gone:
  1. Teeth grinding
  2. Itchy legs, hands and feet (not always at the same time)
  3. "Hot" feet
  4. Easily Winded, can't catch breath
  5. Racing heart
  6. Sore feet and calves (like after a Charlie-horse)
  7. Light headed
  8. Extreme fatigue
  9. Difficulty waking up in the morning
  10. Needing caffeine to wake up in the morning
  11. Sinking feeling in the afternoon/feeling my worst in the afternoon
  12. Needing caffeine and/or sugar to get through the afternoon
  13. Feeling better in the evenings
  14. Flu-like symptoms with all-over body ache and sensitive skin
  15. Suddenly extremely hungry, especially at night
  16. Muscle weakness
  17. Anxiety
  18. Nervousness
  19. Depression - chronic low grade gradually developing into severe
  20. Suicidal thoughts
  21. (Post-partum depression)
  22. Excessive sweating
  23. Hot flashes
  24. nternal itching of ears
  25. Appetite swings (not being able to eat anything, to never being satiated)
  26. PMS/PMDD
  27. Moody periods AND ovulation
  28. Miscarriage
  29. Failure to ovulate
  30. Loose stools
  31. Diarrhea
  32. Irritable Bowel Symptoms, including colitis attacks
  33. Excruciating pain (endometriosis) with period, but not limit to it
  34. Unquenchable thirst
  35. Frequent urination
  36. Headaches
  37. Confusion
  38. Feeling dull
  39. Clumsy
The following symptoms are dramatically diminished, but still present:
And I anticipate that these will be gone when I achieve my optimal dose of NDT and raise my iron levels.
  1. Shaky/Jittery 
  2. Low appetite
  3. Hair Loss
  4. Dry skin
  5. Inflammation
  6. Addicted to sugar and carbs
  7. Less stamina than others
  8. Less energy than others
  9. Longer-than-normal recovery period after any major stress (physical, emotional or mental)
  10. Inability to stand for long periods of time
  11. Dry eye
  12. Thinning outer eyebrows
  13. Thinning, crooked eye lashes
  14. Broken/peeling finger nails
  15. Allergies
  16. Inability to lose weight
  17. Easy weight gain
  18. Low Progesterone
  19. Nausea
  20. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  21. Exercise making me sleepy, start yawning
  22. Brain Fog
I would note that my chief complaints to date are being shaky/jittery for about two hours in the afternoon (I believe this has to do with my low cortisol) and brain fog, although theses are much better than they were a few months ago.