Here is where I found the information.
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/testsforthyroid/a/selftest_2.htm
Here is the reason I suspect thyroid problems:
1) I have gained weight which I can't lose. I always stay around 125 and have always been able to eat all I want and never gain weight.
2) I have the swelling in my hands and feet...not all the time. It usually happens late in the evening then is gone by morning. This has happened four or five times in the last 6 month's.
3) I get the shakes very often for no reason at all.
4) I have the puffy eyes quite often. Usually in the morning then it goes away and comes back late afternoon. My eyes always itch and when I wipe them it feels like sand in my eyes.
5) Dizzyness. I can't even lay down on the floor then get up with out feeling I'm going to spin out of control and that is getting worse.
6) Constant headaches
7) Constant fatiqued and loss of interest in common tasks.
8) Contantly cold hands and feet, even when it's 70 degrees outside. Many times tingling in hands and feet.
9) Tightness in chest and trouble breathing at times. Not real severe but I do notice it which is irritating at times.
10) Ringing in ears...constant
11) Sometimes have numbness between my neck and shoulder.
12) My husband informed me I have started snoring, which I never ever did before.
13) Sometimes I'll wake in the middle of the night and I feel the back of my throat is swollen to the point I can't even swallow. That always scares me.
14) Waking with a sore throat.
15) Severe joint pain.
16) Memory loss..can't hardly even remember my childhood.
17) Sometimes feel lost, detached...it's hard to explain.
18) My eyes are VERY sensitive to light, even when it's cloudy.
I think you got the idea. Like I said before I have not been to the doctor yet and won't until I have the money for the visit and the blood work up. I just have to many of the symptoms which have only developed in the last six months. That is why I suspect thyroid.
As far as the Thyrotic Episodes I can't find the link. I can't believe I didn't bookmark it. It may be called something else. Can't remember. May be called Thyoiditis Episodes????
Sorry this is so long.