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Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is the result of an over-active thyroid. Symptoms include: sudden weight loss, rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat or pounding of your heart, increased appetite, nervousness, anxiety, irritability, tremor, sweating, changes in menstrual patterns, increased sensitivity to heat, more frequent bowel movements, an enlarged thyroid gland, fatigue, muscle weakness and difficulty sleeping. This problem can be controlled by your doctor with medications, tests and possibly surgery if severe enough.
228 Questions
Is 60 beats per minute a normal heart rate if you have hyperthyroidism?
A heart rate of 60 beats per minute is considered within the normal range for healthy adults.
It depends on what your normal heart rate is and where you are in your treatment (that is, how hyperthyroid are you? What are your FT3 levels?) 60 beats per minute sounds like a good thing to me.
Nail abnormalities are problems with the color, shape, texture, or thickness of the fingernails or toenails.
Alternative NamesBeau's lines; Fingernail abnormalities; Spoon nails; Onycholysis; Leukonychia; Koilonychia; Brittle nails
ConsiderationsJust like the skin, the fingernails tell a lot about your health.
- Beau's lines are depressions across the fingernail. These lines can occur after illness, injury to the nail, and when you are malnourished.
- Brittle nails are often a normal result of aging. However, they also may be due to certain diseases and conditions.
- Koilonychia is an abnormal shape of the fingernail. The nail has raised ridges and is thin and curved inward. This disorder is associated with iron deficiency anemia.
- Leukonychia is white streaks or spots on the nails.
- Pitting is the presence of small depressions on the nail surface. Sometimes the nail is also crumbling. The nail can become loose and sometimes falls off.
- Ridges are tiny, raised lines that develop across or up and down the nail.
Injury:
- Crushing the base of the nail or the nail bed may cause a permanent deformity.
- Chronic picking or rubbing of the skin behind the nail can cause a washboard nail.
- Long-term exposure to moisture or nail polish can cause nails to peel and become brittle.
Infection:
- Fungus or yeast cause changes in the color, texture, and shape of the nails.
- Bacterial infection may cause a change in nail color or painful areas of infection under the nail or in the surrounding skin. Severe infections may cause nail loss.
- Viral warts may cause a change in the shape of the nail or ingrown skin under the nail.
- Certain infections (especially of the heart valve) may cause red streaks in the nail bed ( splinter hemorrhages).
Diseases:
- Disorders that affect the amount of oxygen in the blood (such as abnormal heart anatomy and lung diseases including cancer or infection) may cause clubbing.
- Kidney diseasecan cause a build-up of nitrogen waste products in the blood, which can damage nails.
- Liver diseasecan damage nails.
- Thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism may cause brittle nails or splitting of the nail bed from the nail plate (onycholysis).
- Severe illness or surgery may cause horizontal depressions in the nails (Beau's lines).
- Psoriasis may cause pitting, splitting of the nail plate from the nail bed, and chronic destruction of the nail plate (nail dystrophy).
- Other conditions that can affect the appearance of the nails include systemic amyloidosis, malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, and lichen planus.
Poisons:
- Arsenic poisoning may cause white lines and horizontal ridges.
- Silver intake can cause a blue nail.
Call your health care provider if you have:
- Blue nails
- Clubbed nails
- Distorted nails
- Horizontal ridges
- Pale nails
- White lines
- White color under the nails
If you have splinter hemorrhages, see the doctor immediately.
What to expect at your health care provider's officeThe health care provider will look at your nails and ask questions about your symptoms. Questions may include:
- Type
- What is the abnormality?
- Are the nails an abnormal color?
- What color are they?
- Are there red lines running the length of the nail (splinter hemorrhage)?
- Are they an abnormal shape?
- Has the texture changed?
- Has the thickness changed?
- Are the nails pitted?
- Are the nails detached?
- Are there ridged nails?
- Which direction does the ridging go?
- Does the whole end of the finger look enlarged?
- Is there a lack of luster?
- Are the nails brittle?
- Location
- Is it the hands?
- Is it the feet?
- Is it only on one side?
- Are both sides the same?
- Is it only one specific nail?
- Aggravating factors
- Have you had an injury to the nail?
- Do you bite your nails?
- Do you pick your nails or rub the fingers or toes chronically?
- Are the nails frequently moist?
- Do you use nail polish?
- Other
- What other symptoms are also present?
Diagnostic tests will depend on what other symptoms, if any, exist. These may include x-rays, blood tests, or examination of parts of the nail in the laboratory.
Prevention- Do not bite, pick, or tear at your nails (in severe cases, some people may need psychological help or encouragement to stop these behaviors).
- Keep hangnails clipped.
- Wear shoes that don't squeeze the toes together, and always cut the nails straight across along the top.
- To prevent brittle nails, keep the nails short and avoid nail polish. Use an emollient (skin softening) cream after washing or bathing.
Using the vitamin biotin and clear nail polish that contains protein can help strengthen your nails.
You are hyperthyroid will wild oregano oil help you?
Wild oregano oil is often touted for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, but there is limited scientific evidence supporting its effectiveness in treating hyperthyroidism. While it may have some health benefits, it should not be used as a substitute for conventional treatments prescribed by a healthcare professional. If you're hyperthyroid, it's essential to consult with your doctor for appropriate management and treatment options. Always discuss any supplements you consider taking with your healthcare provider.
What happens when T3 is 2.72 and T4 is 1.05 and TSH is 7.18?
T4 is storage hormone and is inactive. It is converted to T3, which is the active form of the hormone that your cells use. The tests FT3 and FT4 tell how much of the hormone is in your blood, unbound to other proteins and hormones so they can be converted or utilized by the body. TSH is the hormone from your pituitary gland near your brain that tells your thyroid to produce more hormone.
A low FT4 and FT3 will result in an elevated TSH, indicating hypothyroidism - your thyroid isn't producing enough thyroid hormone.
A high FT4 and FT3 will result in a decreased TSH, indicating hyperthyroidism - your thyroid is producing too much thyroid hormone.
Normal levels of FT3 and FT4 may indicate several issues, including a problem with the pituitary gland itself; or a change in thyroid supplementation and testing that has occurred before TSH levels have had an opportunity to reflect those changes.
TT3 and TT4 are no longer considered accurate testing for determination of a diagnosis or treatment for thyroid conditions, as it measures the available hormone as well as the bound/inactive hormone.
There are other causes of thyroid and pituitary hormonal abnormalities, but an endocrinologist will know the correct tests to use to determine a diagnosis and potential treatment for abnormalities that are found.
What is the condition if TSH level is 8.7?
A TSH of 8.7 can be indicative of several diseases/disorders depending upon other lab and imaging results and impressions. The most common condition would be hypOthyroidism. What has caused the hypothyroidism would then be the next question.
Does sight effect your balance?
Yes it does. Experiment by standing upright with your feet together looking straight in front of you keep standing up straight then note how much harder it is with your eyes closed. Then do the same again standing on only one leg.
Why is T3 level more reliable in testing hyperthyroidism?
Between T3 and T4, T3 is the bioavailable form of the hormone which the body is able to actively utilize to control metabolism. T4 is only storage hormone, making it a less reliable predictor of current metabolic functions since it must first be converted. Some patients are unable to convert T4 to T3 effectively. Totals are less reliable than Frees however, so between the two hormones, the most reliable hormone to test is Free T3, not Total T3. That said, diagnosing thyroid dysfunction requires multiple tests for appropriate diagnosis, since the overall impression is most important in the diagnostic process, not a single hormone.
What are Symptoms of hyperthyroid?
There are many symptoms (also note that they are the same as anxiety and stress): raised heart rate, palpitations depending on how high your levels are, rapid weight loss, edginess, tiredness even though you feel energetic, unable to sleep, increased sweating, tremors and thirst. You should cut down on your caffiene intake because that also speeds up your heart rate and know that all these symptoms are normal and that everything will be okay. Because of the rapid heart rate you may start to feel anxious a lot so if you do please talk to some one about it.
How common is hyperparathyroidism?
It is estimated that 28 of every 100,000 people in the United States will develop hyperparathyroidism each year
Choking feeling with hyperthyroidism?
half of thyroid gone. Now they say it has growed back What are systoms
Does hyperthyroidism cause flu like body pain?
Hi,
Yes it does. My most irritating symptom is severe back and neck pain. Other symptoms are sweating, racing heart, hand tremors , diarrhea and fatigue. I knew that it was not the flu because of the irregular heart beat and the hand tremors, but for me the pain was very bothersome until I was treated for the hyperthyroidism. Hope that helps.
Why should you not take phentermine when you have hyperthyroidism?
Phentermine is a stimulant commonly used for weight loss. Hyperthyroidism is when the thyroid is working a little to hard and may cause weightloss. The combination of hyperthyroidism with phentermine is like a recipe for anorexia without having to miss meals.
What do you do about hyperparathyroidism if you can not get in to see an endocrinologist?
The cure for primary hyperparathyroidism is surgery. There are no other effective treatments.
Additionally, you don't necessarily need to see an endocrinologist to be diagnosed with this condition. Most primary care physicians aren't well-educated on this condition and don't diagnose it properly.
Request Calcium, PTH and Vitamin D level blood tests from your doctor. Then have them check in another eight weeks. If calcium levels are high, I recommend you visit the link below and read in great detail, then forward to your doctor.
DO NOT allow hyperparathyroidism to go untreated. It won't get better on its own. It will only get worse.
How long should you wait to swim after having radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism?
The waiting period for certain activities post radioactive iodine ablation (RAI) is a matter of some contention. Should, and can are different terms.
Animals who undergo the process are quarantined for a minimum of 30 days to keep people and other animals around them safe from contamination.
Humans however, are not quarantined. They bathe and carry on their normal activities almost without restriction. This does not mean that they are safe.
Based upon the current guidelines for animals and the propensity for radiation alarms to go off near RAI patients and their belongings (even after they have left them) one might assume that contact prior to 30 days may not be as safe as the public is led to believe.
What hormone causess low BMR and mental and physical sluggishness?
inadequate amounts of thyroid hormone
Does Radioactive iodine cause zits?
Yes, radioactive iodine can cause a surge in thyroid hormones that result in complexion problems. Later, the hypOthyroid condition caused by RAI can cause complexion issues as well.
Yes! I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's last year after some blood tests were run by my endocrinologist. My mother has hypothyroiditis, so I have inherited that gene unfortunately. For years I have been overweight, and I've always blamed my cravings for carbs. About three years ago, however, I lost 30 lbs in about a month. It was a miracle for me! People noticed me, and I felt my spirit, mood, and general outlook on life had improved. Sadly, I've gained all the weight back and then some. Now I am taking levothyroxine, a drug that is supposed to help my hormones balance out and get me back into a healthier lifestyle. So I suppose my story is the reverse of yours.
Is there a possibility that a woman would still be pregnant even if she has hyperthyroidism?
A hypERthyroid condition that exists during pregnancy makes the pregnancy a high-risk situation. Antibodies may affect the fetus as well as the mother, as well as the increased thyroid hormones created by her thyroid. Growth problems as well as issues maintaining the pregnancy are common complications.
How do you treat hypothyroidism?
When you have hypothyroidism your doctor will put you on some medicine that you have to take. you can also use natural treatments like kelp tablets but you have to stay regular with the your doctors appointments.
