Thyroid discussion.. cause I'm going in for the blood test today, symptoms started 6 years ago

[Viva_La_Revolution]

I'm really very excited and happy. I'm pretty sure 90% of my symptoms are from low thyroid, and when I called this new doctor to make an appointment, they automatically scheduled me for both tests, I didn't even have to ask! One point for the new doc already

I want to make sure I remember every symptom, and I'm kind of curious what symptoms others have, and are you on Synthroid or Generic? My mom's thyroid completely crashed when she was about 30, she was on a generic that she couldn't absorb at all and went into a Myopic coma. I think I'm going to insist on the Synthroid even though it's more expensive..

My symptoms
First noticed 6 years ago - Arms falling asleep when over my head for more than a minute, even when sleeping prone. Feet would fall asleep if I tied my shoes too tight.
Shaky hands (this was not helpful as I was an interior finish painter) I started having trouble making a straight line.
gradually the muscle pains started, like somebody was jabbing me with the eraser end of a pencil, deep in my leg and arm muscles
2010 - extreme muscle pain, just walking up 2 flights at a brisk pace, my leg muscles felt like they were screaming for oxygen, or I had just run twice around a track (I never was much of an athlete) Morning temp 2 degrees lower than normal, and if I did try to exercise enough to build up a sweat, it felt like my heart was freaking out. I'm cold all the freaking time too, even at 70 degrees.
2011 started daily kelp, and it's helped a lot keeping my temp up enough that I can function without wearing layers of long johns and sweatshirts.
My hands still don't work well though, I drop things cause I can't really feel them, and my fine handywork isn't so fricking fine anymore.

anybody wanna compare symptoms?