Symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

General information about symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Furthermore, symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

List of symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis includes:

Symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Low levels of thyroid hormone cause mental and physical slowing, greater sensitivity to cold, weight gain, coarsening of the skin, and goiter (a swelling of the neck due to an enlarged thyroid gland). ¹

Some patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis may have no symptoms. However, the common symptoms are fatigue, depression, and sensitivity to cold, weight gain, muscle weakness, coarsening of the skin, dry or brittle hair, constipation, muscle cramps, increased menstrual flow, and goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland). ²

More symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, underlying causes of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, associated conditions for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, risk factors for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Endocrine Diseases: NWHIC
2. excerpt from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: NWHIC

Last revision: May 28, 2003

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