How to treat hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism symptoms can include unexplained weight loss, heart palpitations, diarrhea, anxiety, insomnia, and excessive sweating. This is a condition most commonly caused by antibodies that stimulate the thyroid gland to produce too much thyroid hormone in what is called Grave’s disease. In this article we'll explore conventional treatments along with 12 natural treatments for hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism affects a little more than Often, thyroid disease in its early stages goes undetected — up to My hope is that by exploring the symptoms, causes, complications, and treatments for hyperthyroidism in detail, more women will be empowered to seek care and solve their thyroid issues for good. What are hyperthyroid symptoms? Generally, women who are hyperthyroid feel extremely tired while simultaneously anxious, irritable, and hot. How you feel when you have hyperthyroid symptoms include: • Insomnia/sleep disturbance • Weight loss • Hair loss • Anxiety • Depression • Sweating • Loose stools • Tremor • Menstrual irregularities • Heat intolerance or feeling flushed • Irritability • Racing heart or heart palpitations • Fatigue • Increased appetite • Goiter (enlarged thyroid) • Bulging or swollen eyes Hyperthyroid Vs. Hypothyroid: What’s the Difference? While hyperthyroidism means that the thyroid is producing too much thyroxine, in hypothyroidism, the thyroid is producing too little thyroxine. Thyroxine or T4 is the inactive hormone produced by your thyroid. Hyperthyroidi...

Look for a change in heartbeat. Because the hormone affects your heart rate, you can have a faster heartbeat, an irregular heartbeat, or a pounding heartbeat due to hyperthyroidism. You'll usually feel an irregular or pounding heartbeat, but you can check to see if your pulse is 100 bpm or more. X Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals • To check your heart rate, find your pulse. Use a stopwatch to time 15 seconds while counting beats. Multiply that number by four to get your beats per minute. So if you have 25 beats or more in 15 seconds, you should talk to your doctor. Have blood drawn. The main way to check for hyperthyroidism is to have blood drawn. Your blood will then be tested for its TSH level. TSH, or the thyroid stimulating hormone, is produced by pituitary gland. If you have too much of the thyroid hormone, the level of TSH will be pushed down because the thyroid is already stimulated too much. Therefore, if your level of TSH is low, you likely have hyperthyroidism. X Research source • Your doctor may decide to run additional tests, such as checking the levels of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4, or looking for antithyroid antibodies. • Typically, if your TSH levels are low, your doctor will help you with ways to raise your TSH levels. Look for the cause. Hyperthyroidism is caused by other problems, often by either Graves' disease or overproducing nodules. Your doctor can screen for these problems. X Research source • To screen f...