What kind of doctor do you see about the possibility of underactive thyroid?

Question

My symptoms are:
Anxiety
Cold body temperature
Depression
Dizziness
Eyes sensitive to light
Facial puffiness
Fatigue
ear ringing
Irregular periods
Problems focusing on work.
Mood changes
Muscle and joint aches
PMS (Worse than ever before)
Unable to lose weight despite diet & exercise

Answer 1

You can go to an endocrinologist, but I have found that a GP works just fine on this. You need to get yourself into a doctor soon, you have a lot of the symptoms for low thyroid. How about dry skin on your feet and hands? That was my major clue.

Answer 2

Start with a GP, who can order some blood tests. He/she can take it from there, if you need thyroid medication. You don't need a specialist at this stage. Hypothyroidism is common enough so that a GP will know how to treat it.

Answer 3

All of your symptoms are could be due to hypothyroidism (low thyroid) but it's best to seek medical attention. There are other diseases that could also display these symptoms. My advice is to find a good internal medicine specialist. You don't need the expense of an endocrinologist as your problem is very common and easy to treat. Ask your family doc for a referal.

Fortunately, if you do have hypothyroidism, your doc will prescibe you a thyroxin supplement that will fix you up just fine.

Answer 4

Endocrinologist

Answer 5

Please do take the time and expense to see a good endocrinologist. Even though an internist could potentially help, if you have lupus, hypothyroidism and/or syndrome X they are all best addressed with an endocrinologist.