Thyroid Hormone Deficiency

Thyroid hormone deficiency is called hypothyroidism.

__ Weight gain
__ Difficulty losing weight
__ Exhaustion
__ Lack of energy
__ Excessive sleeping
__ Sleep disturbances
__ Low body temperature
__ Intolerance of cold
__ Cold hands and feet
__ Decreased sweating
__ Depression, mild to severe
__ Memory loss
__ Fuzzy thinking
__ Difficulty following conversations or losing train of thought
__ Slowness or slurring of speech
__ Slowed reflexes
__ Brittle nails
__ Brittle hair
__ Hair loss
__ Thinning or loss of sides of eyebrows
__ Itchy scalp
__ Dry skin
__ Thinning skin
__ Persistent cold sores, boils, or pimples
__ Orange-colored soles and palms
__ Joint and muscle pain
__ Carpal tunnel syndrome
__ Tingling sensation in wrists and hands that mimics carpal tunnel syndrome
__ Low blood pressure
__ Slow pulse
__ Heart palpations
__ Blood clotting problems
__ Bruising
__ Elevated LDL (the “bad” cholesterol)
__ Irregular periods
__ PMS
__ Diminished sex drive
__ Infertility
__ Miscarriage
__ Breast milk formation
__ Headaches
__ Allergies (sudden appearance or worsening)
__ Hoarseness
__ Puffiness in face and extremities
__ Constipation
__ Calcium metabolism difficulties resulting in leg cramps or bone loss