What are the most common symptoms of hypothyroidism?
Usually the hypothyroid patient is characterized as being slow, dull, obese with dry skin, requiring a lot of sleep. The patient may also be of the opposite extreme. Coldness is the most prominent and absolute symptom, a result of the decreased metabolic rate. If a patient’s hands are cold or cool in an inappropriate setting, that patient is hypothyroid. Hypothyroid patients may be overweight or underweight; have dry or oily skin with acne in the latter instance; have dry or oily hair that may be fine or coarse; have reduced intelligence or be very intelligent; have insomnia or hypersomnia; have constipation or spastic gut; bradycardia or tachycardia; absence of sweating or hyperhidrosis; and any of the following diseases. Raynaud’s Disease Raynaud’s Disease is the result of the hypothermia of hypothyroidism. Raynaud’s has the same etiology as that seen in the hypertensive, but, because they on average are ectomorphic and have no subcutaneous fat for insulation, suffer at a much younge
