{"id":989562,"date":"2021-04-12T07:45:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T07:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ideaclinics.com\/?p=989562"},"modified":"2021-05-21T09:49:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T09:49:45","slug":"what-is-hyperthyroidism-and-its-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ideaclinics.com\/what-is-hyperthyroidism-and-its-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Hyperthyroidism and its Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"989562\" class=\"elementor elementor-989562\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-122408e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"122408e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96cb493\" data-id=\"96cb493\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f105c elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"62f105c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1031\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1031\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">What is hyperthyroidism?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1031\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1031\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hyperthyroidism is a condition where the thyroid produces more thyroxine than is needed by the body. It is also referred to as thyrotoxicosis, or an over-active thyroid. It can occur if you have:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Graves\u2019 disease \u2013 the most common cause<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A toxic multinodular goitre (a goitre is an enlarged thyroid gland)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A solitary toxic thyroid adenoma (an adenoma is a clump of cells)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid gland) when it is temporary and self-limiting<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It can also occur when too much replacement thyroxine (levothyroxine) is taken as a treatment for an under-active thyroid (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideaclinics.com\/thyroid-specialist-services\/\">hypothyroidism<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1032\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1032\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Symptoms for hyperthyroidism<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1032\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1032\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hyperthyroidism leads to an increase in the body\u2019s metabolism (energy production), often causing:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weight loss, nervousness and irritability,palpitations\/rapid pulse,sweating and heat intolerance, warm, moist hands,thirst,tiredness and weak muscles,mood swings or aggressive behavior, looseness of the bowels and occasionally nausea,passing larger than usual amounts of urine,itchiness,enlarged thyroid gland,thyroid eye disease.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes the symptoms are so mild that they go unnoticed for a long time. In other cases they come on suddenly over a period of a few days or weeks and are severe. Many of the symptoms will start to clear up when your treatment takes effect, but some, including thyroid eye disease, may need separate treatment.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideaclinics.com\/thyroid-specialist-services\/\">Thyroid Specialists<\/a>\u00a0will helps you on this.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1033\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1033\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">What is Graves\u2019 disease?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1033\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1033\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Graves\u2019 disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism \u00a0and is much more common in women than in men. Some patients with Graves\u2019 disease have an enlarged thyroid gland (a goiter). The enlarged thyroid gland produces increased amounts of thyroid hormones, which cause the symptoms of thyroid over-activity. About a third of patients with Graves\u2019 disease also develop eye problems, known as thyroid eye disease. The eyes may become prominent and feel gritty and sore, and occasionally double vision occurs. The presence of a goiter or involvement of the eyes should help your doctor recognize Graves\u2019 disease.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1034\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1034\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1034\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1034\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By a physical examination and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>blood tests<\/strong>. If the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level is low \u2013 below the reference range \u2013 and the thyroxine (FT4) level is high \u2013 above the reference range \u2013 this usually indicates an over-active thyroid. Another blood test to measure the antibody levels (the \u2018TSH receptor antibody\u2019) in your blood can establish whether or not it is Graves\u2019 disease. Rarely, your specialist may also do a thyroid scan.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1035\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1035\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Treatment for hyperthyroidism<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1035\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1035\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your treatment will depend on several factors, such as the type of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyperthyroidism\">hyperthyroidism<\/a>\u00a0you have, and the severity.\u00a0 In some cases the thyroid over-activity may settle down without any specific treatment when caused by thyroiditis. Your specialist will decide which suits your case best.<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Antithyroid drugs<\/strong>\u00a0are often used as the first treatment and are the treatment of choice for children, and for women who are pregnant. The drug first used is Carbimazole (CMZ). If this causes you side-effects, or if you are or plan to be pregnant, Propylthiouracil (PTU) is used. \u00a0It is important to continue to take your tablets every day, as forgetting to take them, will affect your blood test results and your health. You should not stop them unless advised by a doctor even if another illness develops. Smoking reduces the chance of a cure after a course of antithyroid drugs.<\/li><li><strong>Surgery<\/strong>\u00a0is usually the treatment of choice for younger patients with large goitres, for those with severe disease, and may be considered for those whose thyroid over-activity comes back, after a course of antithyroid drugs. After surgery you may \u00a0need to take levothyroxine for the rest of your life.<\/li><li><strong>Radioactive iodine<\/strong>\u00a0is very effective, is safe and rarely causes side-effects. You usually need to take levothyroxine for life after radioactive iodine treatment if you have Graves\u2019 disease, but not for as long if the cause of the thyroid over-activity is a toxic multinodular goitre or a solitary toxic thyroid adenoma. Radioactive iodine also shrinks the goitre.<\/li><li><strong>Beta blockers<\/strong>\u00a0are tablets that are sometimes used in the first few weeks after diagnosing hyperthyroidism as they relieve some of the symptoms while waiting for other treatments (radioactive iodine or antithyroid drugs) to take effect.<\/li><li>The hyperthyroidism associated with thyroiditis\u00a0is temporary and settles down without any specific treatment. Beta blockers are helpful to ease the symptoms.<\/li><li>If you notice yellowing of the eyes or skin you should see a doctor and ask for a liver enzyme test.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a very rare side-effect (agranulocytosis) of antithyroid drugs due to a lowering of the number of white blood cells.Therefore, if you develop a sore throat, mouth ulcers, rash or an unexplained fever,\u00a0<strong>stop taking the tablets immediately and have your blood count checked urgently.<\/strong>\u00a0In most cases it turns out to be a false alarm and you can re-start your medication.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Very rarely,\u00a0<strong>serious liver injury<\/strong>\u00a0has been reported in patients, including children, taking PTU, especially during the first six months of taking the drug. Your doctor should monitor you for symptoms and discontinue the PTU if liver injury is suspected.\u00a0<strong>If you notice any yellowing of the eyes or skin you should see your doctor immediately.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consult our dietician for a diet regime and take a look at this interesting article on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lyfebotanicals.com\/health\/turmeric-benefits\/\">turmeric use for thyroid<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is hyperthyroidism? Hyperthyroidism is a condition where the thyroid produces more thyroxine than is needed by the body. It is also referred to as thyrotoxicosis, or an over-active thyroid. 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