I've been feeling very tired and irritable lately and someone mentioned that I should get my thyroid checked. What are the symptoms that I should be on the lookout for and what are the available treatment options?
2006-06-19 03:23:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Some more of my "symptoms":
1.always feeling tired
2.restlessness
3.switches between having diarhea and being constipated
4.difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep
5.sometimes depressed
2006-06-19 03:43:21 · update #1
FIRST THING~ In case you went, and your doctor won't listen to YOU, get a new one! YOU KNOW when your body is good & when it's not! I refuse to listen to someone who won't listen to me...because they think they know it all since they "went to school for the degree". Well, they didn't go to school & study MY BODY! So, get a new doc, and don't feel bad about it. What if something bad happened to you? Would you hesitate to let that doc know at that point? DON"T LET IT GET THERE!
I have given several links below to read & perhaps you can read through & understand the different thyroid symptoms & problems.
Here is some information about myself, plus some symptoms since you seemed to be interested:
I have low thyroid. If you have low thyroid...here's a great question to answer: Can you see the floor of your house? That was what was asked of me at one point, and to my amazement, the answer was no!
My signs are: messy house, no desire to do anything...go anywhere, spend time with my kids or my guy, sleep a lot, hard to keep my eyes open at times, HUGE weight gain that over the past years have not found an easy way to take off...so I give up a lot, I have terribly dry hair & don't wash it a lot so it stays strong, I have bumps on my face...not like pimples, but I think it's from dry skin, and perhaps some others that I can't remember at this time...that's another symptom--forgetfullness.
Here are the "GENERAL" signs for most people: fatigue and lack of energy. Women suffering from underactive thyroid experience heavier menstrual periods. Sluggishness and forgetfulness are symptoms of underactive thyroid problem. Other symptoms of this thyroid disorder are dry skin and hair and constipation.
If you have high thyroid, or an overactive one, the signs are: increased body metabolism. This is followed by weight loss and excessive warmth and sweating. Persons suffering from overactive thyroid experience trembling hands, irritability and rapid heartbeat or palpitations. Women with overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism may experience shorter or lighter menstrual periods.
I take medication, and sadly will have to take 1 pill everyday for the rest of my life. There's a blood check that they will do to see if you have low or high. I hope i've helped you!!
2006-06-20 14:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If these are your symptoms you should definitely have your thyroid checked. I had the same symptoms and let the issue get out of control before I finally went. I went from irritable to downright depressed. I thought there was something wrong with me, but when I went to the doctor she knew exactly what it was. I take medicine everyday now which is kind of a pain, but feel alot better.
2006-06-19 03:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by t.dodd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your could have hyperthyroid. (Grave's Disease) I have it, and my symptoms were being irritable, losing weight, feeling very anxious, sweating a lot, diarrhea, and shakiness in my hands. Your doctor will check your neck, and most likely take blood to check your thyroid levels. You can take medication to regulate your thyroid, or sometimes if it is very severe, you can have a radioactive iodine treatment to kill of the thyroid. Good luck - it sounds more scary then it is, but it's worth getting checked out! Hope you're feeling better soon!
2006-06-19 03:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should definitely get yourself checked and my mom has the same problems and has to take this pill called synthroid every day but other than that she is completely normal. other symptoms i would suggest you look for are swelling in the neck. and most of the other symptoms you mentioned are common among thyroid patients i'm am also pre-med if your wondering why i know all of these things. hope this helps
2006-06-19 03:51:34 · answer #4 · answered by Ratt_a_tatt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heres a website that has some signs and symptoms of thyroid.i hope this helps you.
2006-06-19 03:55:20 · answer #5 · answered by sweetlittlemama2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow these internal links:
2006-06-19 03:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by mrsdebra1966 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several symptoms being cold, weight gain, etc.
Please use this website there is alot of useful information on it.
www.webmd.com
2006-06-19 03:25:57 · answer #7 · answered by Karen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please investigate at the below URL if you do not want to see your doctor.
http://medlineplus.gov/
2006-06-19 03:28:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋