What Causes Weight Gain, Hair Loss, Vertigo, Excessive Sweating And Hoarse Voice?

Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2015

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Question : I wonder if I have a thyroid problem. Symptoms are: weight gain/inability to lose weight, excessive sweating and feeling hot and clamp when others around me are cold, hair thinning, dizzy/vertigo, change in voice which I feel deep inside my throat, heart palpitations. This has been going on for a few months, at least. Could you please suggest what the problem might be? Thank you!

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rovena (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
detailed below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

Welcome to Healthcare Magic.

I read carefully your query.

The symptoms your describe can be related to a thyroid condition.Weight gain ,hair thinning,dry skin ,fatigue,unusual tiredness and sleepiness ,increased intolerance to cold,heart palpitations ,hoarse voice are typical symptoms of Hypothyroidism.

You need to get some tests done:
-Complete blood count
-Blood sugar
-Thyroid function tests: fT3 , fT4 and TSH
If you have Hypothyroidism ( thyroid gland produces less thyroid hormones ) then most likely TSH will be high and fT3,fT4 will be low.

Since these symptoms have been there for few months ,I would suggest to consult a physician and get the tests done.

Hope it helps.
Please feel free to ask for every question you might have.

Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar