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Hypothyroidism affects virtually every system in your body, including:
Women with hypothyroidism may have irregular or skipped periods and changes in menstrual flow. Fertility can be affected too, making it harder to get pregnant
Low thyroid hormone levels can contribute to depression and sadness and anxiety
Hypothyroidism in newborns, children, and adults can cause jaundice, yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes
Low thyroid hormone levels directly affect the skin. This can cause a variety of skin changes, including dryness, thickening, and scaliness
Low thyroid hormone production can leave your muscles weak, achy, or stiff
Hypothyroidism slows digestion and reduces stomach acid. This can lead to heartburn and acid reflux.
A lack of thyroid hormone slows the movement of food through your digestive tract, which can leave your belly bloated
Too little thyroid hormone slows the body's metabolism, which can lead to weight gain
Low thyroid hormone levels can increase blood pressure through interactions with the blood vessels and circulatory system
Hypothyroidism can make you lose eyebrow hair. The hair loss usually starts at the outer edges of your brows.
Hypothyroidism can affect your memory and your ability to think clearly. This mental fuzziness is sometimes called "brain fog"
slowed movement of food through your intestines can back up stool, making you constipated
Hypothyroidism may increase your risk of gallstones, hard pieces made up of substances like cholesterol or bile that form in your gallbladder
Hypothyroidism may increase cholesterol levels and narrow arteries. This could contribute to an increased risk of heart attack.
A goiter is an abnormally enlarged thyroid gland that can happen in people with diseases like Hashimoto thyroiditis.
Hypothyroidism that isn't treated can interfere with nerve signals to and from the brain, causing numbness, tingling, and weakness.
The effects of hypothyroidism can cause you to lose hair on your scalp, face, and body
Women with hypothyroidism may have irregular periods and changes in menstrual flow. Fertility can be affected too, making it harder to get pregnant
slowed movement of food through your intestines can back up stool, making you constipated
Hypothyroidism may increase your risk of gallstones, hard pieces made up of substances like cholesterol or bile that form in your gallbladder
Hypothyroidism may increase cholesterol levels and narrow arteries. This could contribute to an increased risk of heart attack.
A goiter is an abnormally enlarged thyroid gland that can happen in people with diseases like Hashimoto thyroiditis.
hypothyroidism that isn't treated can interfere with how the nerves send signals to and from your brain, spinal cord, and body.
The effects of hypothyroidism can cause you to lose hair on your scalp, face and body
Hypothyroidism can affect your memory and your ability to think clearly. This mental fuzziness is sometimes called "brain fog"
Low thyroid hormone production can leave your muscles weak, achy or stiff
Low thyroid hormone levels directly affect the skin. This can cause a variety of changes, including dryness, thickening, and scaling
Hypothyroidism slows digestion. This can lead to heartburn and other gastrointestinal issues
A lack of thyroid hormone slows the movement of food through your digestive tract, which can leave your belly bloated
Too little thyroid hormone sows the body's metabolism, which can lead to weight gain
Low Thyroid hormones levels can increase blood pressur through interactions with the blood vessels and circulatory system
Infant born with Hypothyroidism may have jaundice, ht eyellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes
Hypothyroidism can make you lose eyebrow hair. The hair loss usually starts at the outer edges of your brows.
Low thyroid hormone levels can contribute to depression and sadness
T4 medications are the most commonly prescribed thyroid hormone replacement drugs and the most prescribed drug in the US.
T3 delivers oxygen and energy to cells, tissues, & glands throughout the body. This combination can help patients who have trouble converting T4 into T3
Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT) is derived from the dried (desiccated) thyroid glands of pigs and provides T3, T4 hormones.
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