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Hypothyroidism: What are/were your symptoms ?
Weight gain, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, hypoglycemia, mood swings, depression, hair loss, dry skin, joint pain.
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What were your first symptoms before you were diagnosed?
Super depressing, but it happened when I became pregnant and had it terminated. I grew a goiter and gained 30lbs. My aunt has it too, had to have her thyroid surgically removed. In fact, every woman in my family has some level of hypothyroidism (specifically Hashimotos), and it always rears it's ugly head after they've had children. I've been basically normal since going back on birth control (except for the lump in my neck, still getting it checked for cancer yearly)
When it happened I gained weight, got super depressed, was always tired... but all of that was easily explained away by my having an abortion. That is, until it just didn't end. It went on for years before I was diagnosed. Somehow I've normalized again, without ever having had medication. My health insurance ran out, and by the time I was covered again my doctor said I didn't need it. Go figure.
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