Took the online thyroid test and what do you think?

[Killeen_Momma]

_X___ I am gaining weight inappropriately
_X__ I'm unable to lose weight with diet/exercise
_X___ I am constipated, sometimes severely
_X___ I have hypothermia/low body temperature (I feel cold when others feel hot, I need extra sweaters, etc.)
__X__ I feel fatigued, exhausted
__X__ Feeling run down, sluggish, lethargic
_X___ My hair is coarse and dry,breaking, , brittle, falling out
_X___ My skin is coarse, dry, scaly, and thick
____ I have a hoarse or gravely voice
____ I have puffiness and swelling around the eyes and face
____ I have pains, aches in joints, hands and feet
____ I have developed carpal-tunnel syndrome, or it's getting worse
_X___ I am having irregular menstrual cycles (longer, or heavier, or more frequent)
_X___ I am having trouble conceiving a baby
_X___ I feel depressed
____ I feel restless
____ My moods change easily
_X___ I have feelings of worthlessness
_X___ I have difficulty concentrating
____ I have more feelings of sadness
____ I seem to be losing interest in normal daily activities
____ I'm more forgetful lately

I also have the following additional symptoms, which have been reported more frequently in people with hypothyroidism:

____ My hair is falling out
____ I can't seem to remember things
____ I have no sex drive
_X___ I am getting more frequent infections, that last longer
_X___ I'm snoring more lately
____ I have/may have sleep apnea
____ I feel shortness of breath and tightness in the chest
____ I feel the need to yawn to get oxygen
____ My eyes feel gritty and dry
____ My eyes feel sensitive to light
_X___ My eyes get jumpy/tics in eyes, which makes me dizzy/vertigo and have headaches
_X___ I have strange feelings in neck or throat
____ I have tinnitus (ringing in ears)
__X__ I get recurrent sinus infections
____ I have vertigo
____ I feel some lightheadedness
_X___ I have severe menstrual cramps

 

[Killeen_Momma]

This is the test/checklist from Answers .website

 

[Basel]

I think that when you are having trouble conceiving you will look for answers almost anywhere.

I really understand it, we've been trying for ages, but the reality is you simply cannot self diagnose a thyroid condition using an online questionnaire. All you can do is see if you have some of the symptoms, but even that can be misleading because once you read the symptoms you over focus on them and start to see them even if they sometimes aren't there. Believe me, I have been there more than once.

The only way you can really know is to visit a medical professional and have a proper test. It's the only way to achieve true peace of mind in respect to this or other possible health conditions.
All the best.

 

[Killeen_Momma]

I am going to the doctor on monday to get ALOT of tests and I guess I will just have them do a thyroid test too. The answers I put were stuff that I actuatly deal with. The painful,heavy cycles though went away when I was on BC (been off BC since 05) and now all that is better but I know somthing is just not right and thats why I am going to the doctor but wanted to know if anyone on here has thyroid problems and thought my symtoms seemed like a problem or not

 

[Basel]

Hi, hope you don't feel I was having a go at you, that wasn't the intention. A large number of the symptoms you ticked were experienced by my wife, but the cause was intra uterine fibroids coupled with a severe vitamin D deficiency.
She was also really low in iron due to the heavy periods, we're talking like 13 days for some. On the other hand, her mother has a pretty bad thyroid condition, but the only symptom she had was the inability to lose any weight. Maybe someone else with Thyroid issues will chime in. Hope you get it sorted, good luck.

 

[Nikki Leigh]

It's hard to know without a blood test. I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and I would have never guessed it until the blood test came back. Now in hindsight, I can clearly see some symptoms of an under-active thyroid, but I could also easily write them off to other problems/issues. I did a quick check and I have 17 of the above symptoms. But even knowing that I have a thyroid issue, I'm not sure I can attribute all my symptoms to it, even though I suppose it could all be related. Definitely ask for the test, if you are suspicious you might have a thyroid issue.

 

[sparkle83]

you certainly have enough symptoms to warrant an immediate blood test. I have hypoT and ticked those you ticked too.