Symptoms Of Hyperthyroidism Questions

Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) is a condition in which your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine. Hyperthyroidism can accelerate your body's metabolism significantly, causing sudden weight loss, a rapid or irregular heartbeat, sweating, and nervousness or irritability.
Several treatment options are available if you have hyperthyroidism. Doctors use anti-thyroid medications and radioactive iodine to slow the production of thyroid hormones. Sometimes, treatment of hyp...more

Hi, Lybrate user,
Hypothyroidism includes the underlying symptoms:
Lithargicity with feeling of cold.
Hair loss ,brittled nail, dryness of skin, high cholestorol, sexual dysfunction, slow heart rate and weight gain.
You should restric ,intake of Cauliflower, kale, spinach, turnips, soybeans, peanuts, linseed, peanuts, millet, cassava, and mustard greens in your dietary regulation. Go for a.walk in the morning /evening for 40 mnts.
 Take ,homoeopathic medicine to check your hy...more

Appetite change (decrease or increase)
Difficulty sleeping (insomnia)
Fatigue
Frequent bowel movement—perhaps diarrhea
Heart palpitations
Heat intolerance
Increased sweating
Irritability
Light menstrual periods—perhaps even missed periods
Mental disturbances
Muscle weakness
Nervousness
Problems with fertility
Shortness of breath
Sudden paralysis
Tremor/shakiness
Vision changes
Weight loss-but perhaps weight gain
Dizzinessmore

It's good, if you do not have any symptoms then it indicates that it is under control so don't worry about that.

Fisrt control your thyroid level. Send latest report of S.TSH.beware of eating outside.
Use sporolac sachet twice a day.

For gaining weight, you have to be patient and practice it correctly. You should take every 2 hourly meal and fix your meal timing and include good amount of nuts and High Proteins Along With Calories Like Eggs, lean meat, fish, skinless chicken, pulses, sprouts, and dairy products that rich sources of proteins. Please take fruit shakes (Like banana, mango) + 5-6 almonds and 1-2 walnuts. In lunch have multigrain roti + 1bowl dal /palak paneer/ egg white bhurji + 1bowl salad. Evening have fruits ...more

TSH level of 7.62 usually indicated hypothyroidism. I do not prefer to use Eltroxin or Thyronorm. I prefer to use compounded thyroid containing a combination of T3 + T4 (Armour equivalent). However, if you are getting satisfactory relief of symptoms with 25 mcg of eltroxin, you may continue the same. The dose of THyroid meds depends on clinical picture as well as comprehensive lab parameters, merely TSH level is not good enough. 25 mcg of Eltroxin sounds like a good starting dose which will most...more

Hi Shaista Fatma! There are two types of thyroid. one is hypothyroidism in which person starts gaining weight and the other one is hyperthyroidism in which person starts losing weight. So if you have hyperthyroidism then yes it could also be a reason that you are losing weight.

It can be cured by physiotherapy only
.as you hav not given details for your symtoms. So consult any physio he wil teach you exercises as per your symtoms.

Symptom: Weight Gain or Loss. An unexplained change in weight is one of the most common signs of a thyroid disorder. Weight gain may signal low levels of thyroid hormones, a condition called hypothyroidism. In contrast, if the thyroid produces more hormones than the body needs, you may lose weight unexpectedly.