How hyperthyroidism will occur?
Hyperthyroidism occurs when your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine. Hyperthyroidism can accelerate your body’s metabolism, causing unintentional weight loss and a rapid or irregular heartbeat. Hyperthyroidism can also lead to your thyroid gland swelling. This is called a goiter.
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism
- Unintentional weight loss
- Rapid heartbeat (more than 100 beats a minute)
- Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Increased appetite
- Nervousness, anxiety and irritability
- Tremor
- Sweating
- Constipation
- Increased sensitivity to heat
- An enlarged thyroid gland (goiter)
- Fatigue, muscle weakness
- Difficulty sleeping
- Fine, brittle hair
Causes of hyperthyroidism
- Graves’ disease: Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies produced by your immune system stimulate your thyroid to produce too much T4. It’s the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
- Sometimes your thyroid gland can become inflamed after pregnancy, due to an autoimmune condition or for unknown reasons. The inflammation can cause excess thyroid hormone stored in the gland to leak into your bloodstream. Some types of thyroiditis may cause pain, while others are painless.
- Hyperfunctioning thyroid nodules
Treatment of hyperthyroidism
Several treatments are available for hyperthyroidism. Doctors use anti-thyroid medications and radioactive iodine to slow the production of thyroid hormones. Sometimes, hyperthyroidism treatment involves surgery to remove all or part of your thyroid gland. Although hyperthyroidism can be serious if you ignore it, most people respond well once hyperthyroidism is diagnosed and treated. Without treatment, hyperthyroidism can seriously impact different bodily functions, including the heart. However, medication can normally control it by reducing thyroid hormone production
Reference:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyperthyroidism/symptoms-causes/syc-20373659
https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/hyperthyroidism/hyperthyroidism-overview-overactive-thyroi
https://www.healthline.com/health/hyperthyroidism-natural-treatment
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/overactive-thyroid-hyperthyroidism/
