Hehehe. My hypochondria (self diagnosed based on yet another Internet test!) has been fueled again!

I mentioned to my mother that, according the blood donation workers, I have low blood pressure (almost so low they won't take my blood (100/60 when it has to be 100/50)) and a low temperature (96.8). Luckily, I don't have a particularly slow heart rate (80 when it can be between 50 and 100...)

Then, my mother, who is a nurse, asked if I had every been tested for hypothyrodism. Ah, the words I love to hear... Alas, I had read about the symptoms in "Vogue" in 1996 or 1997 and rushed to a doctor. I was disappointed in yet another quest to actually have a disease instead of a bunch of vague chronic fatiguey symptoms. I rushed to the doctor once when a tick bit me too when Lyme's disease came out...

"Hypothyroidism, or underactivity of the thyroid gland, may cause a variety of symptoms and may affect all body functions. The body's normal rate of functioning slows, causing mental and physical sluggishness. (Is this Sarah or what!!) The symptoms may vary from mild to severe, with the most severe form called myxedema, which is a medical emergency."

Here are the symptoms! I bolded the ones that apply to me...


Early symptoms:

weakness
fatigue
cold intolerance
constipation
weight gain (unintentional)
depression
joint or muscle pain
thin, brittle fingernails
thin and brittle hair
pale color

Well, there are a lot of "late symptoms" I don't have, so I will skip over them...