Symptoms of Parathyroid Disease (Hyperparathyroidism)
- Loss of energy. Don't feel like doing much. Tired all the time. Chronic fatigue. (#1 symptom)
- Just don't feel well; don't quite feel normal. Hard to explain but just feel kind of bad.
- Feel old. Don't have the interest in things that you used to.
- Can't concentrate, or can't keep your concentration like in the past.
- Depression. (blog)
- Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.
- Bones hurt; typically it's bones in the legs and arms but can be most bones.
- Don't sleep like you used to. Wake up in middle of night. Trouble getting to sleep.
- Tired during the day and frequently feel like you want a nap (but naps don't help).
- Spouse claims you are more irritable and harder to get along with (cranky, bitchy). (blog)
- Forget simple things that you used to remember very easily (worsening memory).
- Gastric acid reflux; heartburn; GERD. (blog)
- Decrease in sex drive. (blog)
- Thinning hair (predominately in middle aged females on the front part of the scalp).
- Kidney Stones (and eventually kidney failure). (blog)
- High Blood Pressure (sometimes mild, sometimes quite severe; up and down a lot).
- Recurrent Headaches (usually patients under the age of 40).
- Heart Palpitations (arrhythmias). Typically atrial arrhythmias. (blog)
- Atrial Fibrillation (rapid heart rate, often requiring blood thinners and pacemakers). (blog)
- High liver function tests (liver blood tests).
- Development of MGUS and abnormal blood protein levels.
Most people with hyperparathyroidism will have 5 - 6 of these symptoms. Some will have lots of them. A few people will say they don't have any... but after an operation they will often say otherwise. 95% of people with hyperparathyroidism will have 4 or more of these symptoms. In general, the longer you have hyperparathyroidism, the more symptoms you will develop.
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