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Sympotoms

 

Signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism vary and it can affect for each individual differently. Many of symptoms can go unseen of quite a while because they symptoms are common in other diseases and conditions. There are no unique symptoms and signs to hypothyroidism.

 

Physical Early Symptoms:

 

  • Fatigue.

  • Weight Gain

  • Joint and muscle pain 

  • Increased cold intolerance

  • Constipation

  • Dry skin

  • Thin, brittle hair or fingernails

  • Decreased sweating

  • Heavy (menorrhagia) or irregular periods

  • Slowed heart arte

  • Swelling of the thyroid gland

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome

(McIntosh, 2014)

 

Later Physical Symptoms, if not treated:

  • Hoarseness

  • Puffy face, hands and feet

  • Slow speech

  • Thickening of the skin

  • Thinning of eyebrows

  • Infertility

  • Decrease appetite and smell sense

  • Myxedema

 

(McIntosh, 2014)

 

Emotional Symptoms & Psychological Symptoms:

  • Impaired memory

  • Fluctuating depression

  • Irritability

  • General intellectual deterioration

  • Slow mental processes

  • Progressive loss of initiative or interest

  • Organic psychosis

 

(Awad, 2000)

 

 

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