Any doctors here? hypothyroidism?

Question

im just interested to know because i suffer from a lot of these symptoms. only real answers please. how likely is it that im suffering from this? and is it serious because im quite worried now. i thought all my symptoms were unrelated until i read this...

Common symptoms:

Weight gain / hard to lose weight

Very sparse eyebrows

Low body temperature (below 36.5°C or 97.8°F first thing in the morning)

Droopy eyelids

Fatigue

Puffy/full eyes & face

Coarse, dry, sparse hair or hair loss

Dry skin and brittle fingernails

Raised thickened skin over shins

Bruise easily

Poor skin healing

Dulled mental capacity

Emotionally under-reactive

High tendency for depression

Dull facial expressions

Reduced libido

Slurred, slow or hoarse speech

Constipation

Poor reflexes

Visible lump or thickness in neck

out of which i suffer from:

Weight gain / hard to lose weight

Low body temperature (below 36.5°C or 97.8°F first thing in the morning)

Fatigue

Dry skin and brittle fingernails

Bruise easily

Poor skin healing

Dulled mental capacity

Emotionally under-reactive

High tendency for depression

Constipation

Poor reflexes

Visible lump or thickness in neck

Answer 1

sounds like a goiter(lump in neck) which is from hypothyroidism, go to an endocrinologist,they will help you,regular Dr's brush it off ,don't give all blood tests needed. i know i have been there and the endo dr was the ONLY one who finally helped me.  

Answer 2

ok ask your doctor for TSH blood work this test will give you a answer then if your levels are high or low there is meds. for thyroid. now there is other illness that have a lot of the same signs etc;.diabetes, lupus,some medicines. doctors don't like you telling them what it is so if you say some thing like "i know your the doc however can we just do this test TSH and rule it  in or out it would make me feel so much better".  

Answer 3

Hi there,

The only way to find out if you have hypothyroidism is to go to your family doctor and ask to have your thyroid function tested. This is a simple blood test and if you have the disease you can be treated easily with thyroxine.

Hope this helps.