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Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is the result of an under-active thyroid. Symptoms can include: fatigue, sluggishness, increased sensitivity to cold, constipation, pale, dry skin, a puffy face, hoarse voice, elevated blood cholesterol level, unexplained weight gain, muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness, pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints, muscle weakness, heavier than normal menstrual periods, brittle fingernails and hair and depression. This problem can be controlled by taking a prescription from a doctor.
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What does the word congential hypothyroidism mean?
A condition of thyroid harmone deficiency. This condition is present at child birth and progresses throughout a child life. Please note that the condition is inherited and can be passed down.
How does the endocrine system cool your body temperature down?
trys to keep the body at 98.6 degreews and will try its best to cool you doen when it higher than 98.6 and will try to warm you up when lower than 98.6
Hypothyroidism means that the thyroid gland is not working at its optimal levels. The condition's severity can vary. The most severe form of hypothyroidism, Myxedema coma, is rare.
In general, people suffering from hypothyroidism will experience unexplained weight gain, extreme fatigue, depression, an overall sense of weakness, sensitivity to the cold, and heavier menstrual periods in females.
Most people with hypothyroidism are able to control the condition by taking medication that provides them with the missing thyroid hormone. This treatment will cause the thyroid levels to return to normal, but the replacement hormone must be taken for the rest of the individual's life.
A severe form of adult hypothyroidism?
Myxedema. It is a rare life-threatening condition, resulting from long-term, undiagnosed hypothyroidism.
Symptoms include intense cold intolerance and drowsiness followed by profound lethargy and unconsciousness.
What birth control should you take if you have hypothyroidism?
Every patient is unique, the decision needs to be made depending on her needs.
Can hypothyroid affect weight gain during pregnancy?
Some patients report weight gain with subclinical hypothyroidism. Although the T4 is normal in subclinical hypothyroidism by definition, some patients report symptoms with only the elevated TSH.
What is a subcentimeter solid hypoechoic thyroid nodule?
This is an ultrasound report that is saying that the thyroid that was scanned has a solid nodule that is just a little under 1/2 inch in diameter and doesn't show up as well compared to the surrounding tissue..
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.
Hypothyroidism is not viral or bacterial, nor is it contagious. It is a failure of the thyroid to secrete adequate hormones.
Is nausea a symptom of under active thyroid?
I can't detect any relationship between these two conditions. First of all you may perform a blood test for thyroid. If you are already aware that you have a hypothyroidism condition, the best that you can do is to consult an endocrinologist, or a medical doctor specialized on the digestive system.
For your reference, see below the symptoms associated to hypothyroidism:
Early
Cold intolerance, increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Weight gain and water retention
Bradycardia (low heart rate - fewer than sixty beats per minute)
Fatigue
Decreased sweating
Muscle cramps and joint pain
Dry, itchy skin
Thin, brittle fingernails
Rapid thoughts
Depression
Poor muscle tone (muscle hypotonia)
Female infertility, any kind of problems with menstrual cycles
Hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea
Elevated serum cholesterol
Late
Goiter
Slow speech and a hoarse, breaking voice - deepening of the voice can also be noticed, caused by Reinke's Edema.
Dry puffy skin, especially on the face
Thinning of the outer third of the eyebrows (sign of Hertoghe)
Abnormal menstrual cycles
Low basal body temperature
Thyroid-Related Depression
Uncommon
Impaired memory
Impaired cognitive function (brain fog) and inattentiveness.
A slow heart rate with ECG changes including low voltage signals. Diminished cardiac output and decreased contractility
Reactive (or post-prandial) hypoglycemia
Sluggish reflexes
Hair loss
Anemia caused by impaired haemoglobin synthesis (decreased EPO levels), impaired intestinal iron and folate absorption or B12 deficiency from pernicious anemia
Difficulty swallowing
Shortness of breath with a shallow and slow respiratory pattern
Increased need for sleep
Irritability and mood instability
Yellowing of the skin due to impaired conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A (carotoderma)
Impaired renal function with decreased glomerular filtration rate
Acute psychosis (myxedema madness) (a rare presentation of hypothyroidism)
Decreased libido in men due to impairment of testicular testosterone synthesis
Decreased sense of taste and smell (anosmia)
Puffy face, hands and feet (late, less common symptoms)
Gynecomastia
Deafness
Enlarged tongue
Is levothyroxine for inactive or over active thyroid?
i too am taking the same medication i have hashimotos thyroidtitus i am hypo thyroid
What is the most common form of hypothyroidism?
Most common form is inflamation of the thyroid gland caused by an autoimmune codition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis in which antibodies mistakenly damage the gland.
What are some common causes of hypothyroidism?
Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid has abnormally low activity, resulting in the slowing of mental development. Often, this is a result of a deficiency of iodine.
Can you take Wellbutrin with hypothyroidism?
I'm taking Wellbutrin XL and I'm taking Levothyroxine for my Hypothyroidism. My doctor says it's ok. My depression is under control, my ADD is not that bad and so far it has control my appetite too but no weight loss. I still have symptoms of hypothyroidism but I think it's because I haven't reached the right amount of Levothyroxine.
What are symptoms of high thyroid?
Increased energy/ feeling constantly 'on the go' but this can change to fatigue as the body becomes exhausted from the increased metabolism.
Weight loss, although 10% actually gain weight as a result of overeating in response to increased appetite (which is another symptom of hyperthyroidism).
Feeling too warm all the time
Sweating
Irritability
Bulging eyes
Tremor
Diarrhoea
Headache
How Hypothyroidism is also Known?
I have hypothyroidism and I'm 16 years old. Hypothyroidism is basically when your thyroid gland (located in your neck) does not produce enough hormones (TSH) essential fr your growth and metabolism. I have to take Levothyroxine in order to raise my TSH levels in my blood (which are levels of the thyroid hormone in the bloodstream.) to make it normal again.
Can you have hypothyroidism and not be overweight?
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Do thyroidectomized indicate hyperthyroidism of hypothyroidism?
Thyroidectomy is the process of removing the thyroid. The result is hypothyroidism if not treated with thyroid hormone. Thyroidectomy is sometimes done to treat hyperthyroidism.
What is Nodular Hyperplasia of the Thyroid?
Hyperplasia of the Thyroid gland occurs as a result of dyshormonogenic goiter, endemic goiter, Graves' disease, or due to multinodular goiter.
What effect does drinking alcohol have on a person with hypothyroidism?
Alcohol intoxication acts as a poison to cellsthroughout the body. When these cells are highly stressed by a severe medical condition like hyperthyroidism, the damage done is multiplied many times over. The greatest immediate risk is to the heart, which can develop fatal arrhythmia from either alcohol intoxication alone or hyperthyroidism alone. I have a patient now who has hyperthyroidism and is not permitted by his endocrinologist to have prolonged sun exposure or any physical exercise for 6 months, and he is a robust 17 year old! If such mundane stresses as a few minutes in the sun or a run around the block are deemed dangerous, then how much more would alcohol be an extreme risk!
Is goitre hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism?
A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland which is situated at the front of the throat, below the larynx. It is made up of two lobes on either side of the windpipe, joined in front by an isthmus. The thyroid gland secretes hormones that regulate metabolic processes, such as growth and energy expenditure. This gland is controlled by the pituitary gland, which is located in the brain. The pituitary prompts the thyroid to make its hormones including thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3) by releasing a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). However, if a persons diet is too low in iodine the thyroid can't manufacture hormones. Never the less the pituitary keeps sending chemical messages to the thyroid, without any result . The thyroid gland then enlarges as it unsucsesfuly trys tos to comply with the pituitary's glands instruction. Apart from iodine deficiency, other causes of goiter involve conditions of the thyroid - such as nodules, cancer, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
The symptoms of a goiter include: * Enlargement of the throat, ranging from a small lump to a huge mass. * Swallowing problems, if the goiter is large enough to press on the esophagus. * Breathing problems, if the goiter is large enough to press on the windpipe (trachea).
lITERALLY Hypo Thyroid means a smaller, shrunken or less matured thyroid gland. But By Hypothyroidism, we understand 'lesser hormonal activity of the thyroid gland'. The gland even may be far bigger in size, but with less or minimal activity (secretion of hormones)
