The symptoms of acromegaly can be very distinctive and unpleasant, but please rest assured that they can mostly be improved by treatment. Some of the first symptoms might involve tiredness and sleep disturbance. High levels of growth hormone can cause your hands and feet to enlarge, so you may notice rings becoming tight and they may even need to be cut off. You may find that your shoe size has increased, or that your facial features have changed, perhaps making your jaw more prominent. Perspiration can be a problem, especially for women, and your skin may become oily.
Some patients suffer from a tingling feeling or pains in their hands.
The fact that your pituitary gland has become enlarged may cause headaches. The gland may also press on the eye nerves which pass just above it, and this may cause you problems with your eyesight. In addition, the rest of the pituitary may become underactive. Because this gland controls the function of your ovaries or testes, as well as the thyroid and adrenal glands, some symptoms may relate to these. The commonest problems here are impotence, infertility, and irregular periods.