100+ Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

Just about every cell in your body needs thyroid hormones to function optimally.  When you are hypothyroid, there is not enough thyroid hormones in your body, and you can experience a wide variety of symptoms.  

Here are a list of possible symptoms that I could find, so there could be more symptoms.  Which of these symptoms do you struggle with?  

Energy and stamina

1. Chronic fatigue
2. Less stamina than others
3. Shortness of breath
4. Long recovery / rest time after exercise

Muscles, bones and joints

1. Muscle cramps
2. Arhralgia (joint stiffness)
3. Delayed relaxation phase of the deep tendon reflexes
4. Arthritis
5. Osteoporosis
6. Numbness and tingling in parts of your body
7. Paraesthesia (subjective sensations)
8. Restless leg syndrome
9. Rhabdomyolysis (rare muscle injury where muscles break down)
10. Delayed skeletal development in children
11. Growth retardation in children

Pain

1. Aches and pains all over the body
2. Fibromyalgia

Sleep

1. Clumsiness
2. Insomnia
3. Snoring 
4. Sleep apnea
5. Waking up feeling tired
6. Need to take a nap in the afternoon

Swelling

1. Facial puffiness (aka moon face)
2. Swelling of hands and feet
3. Nonpitting edema
4. Myxedema (swelling and thickening of the skin)

Weight

1. Unexplained weight gain
2. Struggling or unable to lose weight
3. Slower metabolism
4. Fluid retention (edema) – excess accumulation of salt and water
5. Increased appetite
6. Obesity
7. Metabolic syndrome

Body temperature

1. Sensitivity to cold
2. Cold hands and feet
3. Cold skin
4. Clammy palms
5. Excessive perspiration
6. Diminished sweating
7. Low basal body temperature

Hair, skin and nails

1. Hair loss
2. Dry hair
3. Coarse hair
4. Premature baldness
5. Premature grey hear
6. Brittle nails
7. Dry Skin
8. Acne
9. Vitiligo
10. Loss of hair on outer part of the eyebrow
11. Chronic urticaria (hives)
12. Diffuse alopecia

Ears and hearing

1. Hearing impairment
2. Tinnitus
3. Sudden deafness
4. Meniere’s disease
5. Vertigo
6. Feeling of fullness in the ear

Mind, mood and emotional

1. Inability to think clearly
2. Struggling to concentrate
3. Brain fog
4. Poor learning
5. Depression
6. Mood changes
7. Anxiety
8. Dementia
9. Mania
10. Autoimmune Hashimoto encephalopathy
11. Forgetfulness
12. Inattention
13. Cognitive dysfunction
14. Reversible dementia

Eyes and sight

1. Swelling around the eyes
2. Double vision
3. Dry, irritated eyes
4. Teary eyes
5. Vision loss
6. Glaucoma
7. Colour contrast sensitivity

Gastrointestinal and digestion

1. Constipation
2. Heartburn
3. Bloating
4. Flatulence
5. Nausea
6. Vomiting
7. Reduced acid production
8. Malabsorption of nutrients
9. Celiac disease
10. Pernicious anemia
11. Primary biliary cirrhosis
12. Diarrhea
13. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
14. Deterioration of kidney function
15. SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
16. Anemia
17. Gallstones
18. Lactose intolerance
19. Volvulus (obstruction caused by twisting in stomach or intestine)
20. Diverticula

Cardiovascular

1. High cholesterol
2. High blood pressure
3. Dizziness
4. Hypertension
5. Heart disease
6. Hyponatremia (low sodium levels in your blood)
7. Bradycardia (slow heart rate)
8. Arrhythmia (irregular heart beat)
9. Atherosclerosis
10. Asthma

Reproductive system

1. Infertility and subfertility
2. Low or no libido
3. Menstrual disturbance – irregular or missed periods
4. Miscarriage
5. Galactorrhoea (milk production from the breast unrelated to pregnancy or lactation)
6. Endometriosis
7. Uterine fibroids
8. PCOS
9. Fibrocystic breast disease

Throat and voice

1. Hoarseness
2. Goiter
3. Decreased taste
4. Change in voice
5. Slow speech

Other

1. Frequent infections
2. Chronic illness
3. Vitamin D deficiency
4. Diabetes mellitus
5. Cancer mortality