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An overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), may cause you to experience unusual nervousness, restlessness, anxiety and irritability.
- Difficulty sleeping
- Fatigue
- A rapid or irregular heartbeat
- A fine tremor of your hands or fingers
- An increase in perspiration
- Sensitivity to heat
- Weight loss, despite normal food intake
- Brittle hair
- Enlargement of your thyroid gland (goiter)
- Change in menstrual cycles
- Frequent bowel movements
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 16y agoYou're doctor can do a simple blood test to tell. They just draw like 2 small vials of blood and send it to the lab.
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∙ 13y agoIf you have an over-active thyroid you don't need iodine. Iodine is prescribed to people with an under-active thyroid because iodine helps the thyroid produce it's hormone.
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What is over active thyroid?
Having an over active thyroid means that your thyroid is producing too much of its hormone.
What is active thyroid?
An under active thyroid produces too little of necessary thyroid hormones. Thyroid diseases are very common and can be treated with medication. With proper treatment, thyroid hormone levels can be restored and you will likely notice improvement in your symptoms as feeling less fatigue and weight control.
Is levothyroxine for inactive or over active thyroid?
i too am taking the same medication i have hashimotos thyroidtitus i am hypo thyroid
Difference between thyrotoxicosis and hyperthyroidism?
Thyrotoxicosis: A condition resulting from excessive concentrations of thyroid hormones in the body, as in hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism: the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.
Does thyroid problems can cause weight gain or loss and fatigue?
An over active thyroid can cause weight loss an underactive thyroid can cause weight gain
Can homeopathy treat an overactive thyroid and goiters?
can a homeotherpist treat over active thyroids
Can you take mucinex with thyroid condition?
No, the active ingredients in Mucinex do not mix with thyroid medication.
What is a thyroidal?
its when ur thyroid is under/over active causing u 2 b a hypo or b really lazy
How do you regulate a under active thyroid?
An under active thyroid (also known as hypothyroid) is regulated by taking daily prescribed thyroid medication, as directed by a doctor. To make sure a patient is taking the proper amount of thyroid medication, thyroid hormone levels are monitored through regular blood tests.
What is the biologically active form of thyroid hormone?
TH4
Is kelp used for underactive thyroid?
Yes, but it has been shown that continuous use of kelp is good for an over-active thyroid. So, it is recommended to use kelp to get the iodine, but keeping track of your symptoms to see if they have receded.
Do humans or cats have a more active thyroid gland?
Like some humans, cats also have a more active thyroid gland. Cats have two thyroid glands. A disorder that is very common in old cats is called hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid glands).
