Jan 272017
Symptoms of under active and over active thyroid
| Symptoms | Hypo -under active | Hashi motos |
Hyper– over active |
Graves | CFS | EBV | ||
| Sleep | ||||||||
| Difficulty sleeping (insomnia) | y | y | y | y | y | |||
| Fatigue | y | y | y | y | y | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | |
| Appetite | ||||||||
| Appetite change (decrease or increase) | y | y | y | y | ||||
| Excretions | ||||||||
| Increased sweating | y | y | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | ||||
| Frequent bowel movement—perhaps diarrhea | y | y | ||||||
| Constipation | y | y | ||||||
| Weight | ||||||||
| Weight loss-but perhaps weight gain | y | y | ||||||
| Weight gain | y | y | ||||||
| Heart | ||||||||
| Heart palpitations | y | y | ||||||
| Heart racing | y | y | ||||||
| Vision | ||||||||
| Vision changes | y | y | ||||||
| Hair | ||||||||
| Thinning of hair | y | y | ||||||
| Hair loss | y | y | ||||||
| Coarse, dry hair | y | y | y | y | ||||
| Energy & Muscles | ||||||||
| Muscle weakness | y | y | y | y | ||||
| Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches | y | y | y | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | |||
| Tremor/shakiness | y | y | ||||||
| Sudden paralysis | y | y | ||||||
| Fatigue | y | y | y | y | y | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | |
| Joint Pain | y | y | ||||||
| Abdominal pain | y | |||||||
| Blood | ||||||||
| Possible increase in blood sugar | y | y | ||||||
| Dizziness | y | y | ||||||
| Blood Pressure | y | y | y | y | ||||
| Blood Tests | ||||||||
| TSH High | y | y | Pituitary prompting Thyroid to work harder | |||||
| TSH Low | y | y | Thyroid over working or Pituitary not working properly | |||||
| T4 High | y ? | y | y | y | Thyroid over producing, or not converting T4 to T3 | |||
| T4 Low | y | y | Thyroid not producing enough T4 or overconverting T3 | |||||
| T3 High | y | y | Thyroid over producing | |||||
| T3 Low | y | y | Thyroid not converting properly. Damaged, not enough Zinc, Selenium or Iodine | |||||
| Thyroid antibodies TPO | y | Presence probably indicates AutoImmune response | ||||||
| Tg | y | Presence probably indicates AutoImmune response | ||||||
| Temperature | ||||||||
| Cold intolerance | y | y | ||||||
| Heat intolerance | y | y | ||||||
| Body Temp Regulation | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | ||||||
| Fever | y | |||||||
| Breathing | ||||||||
| Shortness of breath | y | y | ||||||
| Pain | ||||||||
| Headache | y | y | ||||||
| Sore Throat | y | |||||||
| Joint Pain | y | y | ||||||
| Abdominal pain | y | |||||||
| Skin | ||||||||
| Itching and hives | y | y | y | |||||
| Dry, rough pale skin | y | y | ||||||
| Finger Nails | ||||||||
| White Spots, rough cuticles, split ends | y | y | ||||||
| Reproduction | ||||||||
| Light menstrual periods—perhaps even missed periods | y | y | ||||||
| Abnormal menstrual cycles | y | y | ||||||
| Problems with fertility | y | y | y | y | ||||
| Decreased libido | y | y | ||||||
| Memory loss | y | y | y | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | |||
| Moods | ||||||||
| Nervousness | y | y | ||||||
| Irritability | y | y | y | y | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | ||
| Mental | ||||||||
| Mental disturbances | y | y | ||||||
| Depression | y | y | y | Also see Chronic Fatigue | ||||
| Growths | ||||||||
| Goiter | y | y | y | y | ||||
| Swollen Lymph Nodes | y | y |