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Health ⁄ Wellbeing

8 health problems you can totally blame on your thyroid

A thyroid that is overactive (hyperthyroidism), underactive (hypothyroidism), or has developed structural issues (a nodule or tumour) could be the culprit behind a surprising range of symptoms.

By Kimberly Hiss

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If you’ve been tired and ‘blah’ despite adequate sleep, an underactive thyroid might be the reason, per Harvard Medical School. Dr Wartofsky adds that patients with overactive thyroid experience a different kind of fatigue. “With hyperthyroidism, it’s a feeling of being worn out – of running on a hamster wheel and feeling exhausted.”

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