Thyroid disease

Thyroid Disease in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can present itself as Hypothyroidism or Hashimotos Disease NIH

CFS - Hypothyroidism and Hashimotos Disease
Thyroid Disease in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome About.com Health FMS/ME/CFS By: Adrienne Dellwo "Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are multi-system illnesses. They hit you hard in multiple ways, and confuse doctors of all specialties because not everything can be explained by the one system they focus on."

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease About.com Health Thyroid Disease By: Mary Shomon & Donna Yeaw "CFS, FMS and HAIT patients often visit their doctors complaining of a host of symptoms. (See sidebar.) Since symptoms are similar, there is a risk of misdiagnosis. Some doctors still fail to even acknowledge the existence of CFS and FMS."

Do you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Hashimotos Blog "Do you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and chronic fatigue syndrome? Although Hashimoto’s can cause fatigue, some people have both."

Symptoms
'''Could You Have a Thyroid Problem? Here are 10 Familiar Symptoms' About.com Health Thyroid Disease'' By: Mary Shomon - Slides highlight symptoms with written content and links.

Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) Mayo Clinic "The signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism vary, depending on the severity of the hormone deficiency. But in general, any problems you have tend to develop slowly, often over a number of years."

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Mayo Clinic "Hashimoto's symptoms may be mild at first or take years to develop. The first sign of the disease is often an enlarged thyroid, called a goiter."

Blood Tests
Basic thyroid diagnostic tests are measuring TSH, T3, Free T3, T4 and Free T4. There are also Thyroid Antibody and Thyroglobulin tests.

Nuclear Tests
Thyroid Scans are performed to examine the structure and function of the thyroid gland.