The following are all some of the major symptoms and signs associated with an under active thyroid. Some symptoms are more significant than others. Read each line carefully. If you recognise at least two of these symptoms, probably you have lower thyroid function.
- Depression
- Weight gain
- Difficulty losing weight
- Low energy – fatigue
- Cold natured
- Ice-cold hands or feet
- Dry skin
- Hair loss (alopecia)
- Slowed thinking, poor concentration
- Brain fog
- Memory problems
- Insomnia, poor sleep
- Waking up exhausted
- Tingling in hands and feet
- Muscle pain
- Edema (swelling in ankles)
- Constipation
- Slow heart rate
- Low blood pressure
- Elevated cholesterol
- Thickened tongue
- Anemia
- Thinned eyebrows
- Muscle cramps at night
- Slow reflexes
- Your skin itches in the winter
- Recurrent headaches
- Decreased sweating
- Multiple miscarriages and infertility
- Pale, puffy, pasty skin
- Decreased body hair
- Vertigo (dizziness)
- Hoarse voice
- Fibrocystic breasts
- Low body temperature (below 98.6 degrees)
