Hyperthyroidism Cause, Hyperthyroidism Symptoms, Hyperthyroidism Treatment

Hyperthyroidism is caused by overproduction of thyroxine hormone.

The thyroid is a gland in the front of your neck. It squirts thyroxine hormone into your bloodstream acting like your body's throttle. More thyroxine revs you up. Less simmers you down. In hyperthyroidism there is too much.

Causes of Hyperthyroidism

• Overproduction of thyroxine from multiple autonomous thyroid centers - toxic multinodular goiter.
• Overproduction from a single hypersecreting thyroid nodule - toxic adenoma.
• Temporary viral inflammation of the thyroid gland - thyroiditis.
• Autoimmune stimulation of the thyroid gland - Grave's Disease.

Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism

• Racing heart beat - palpitations.
• Irregular heart beats.
• Anxiety.
• Tremor.
• Insomnia.
• Hot and sweaty all the time.
• Nausea.
• Diarrhea.
• Weight loss despite increased appetite.
• Bulging eyes - exopthalmos.
• Swollen neck - goiter.
• Left untreated, hyperthyroidism cardiac symptoms can be extreme enough to be fatal.

Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

• Antithyroid thyroxine blockers - propylthiouracil, carbimazole.
• Radioiodine. This concentrates in the thyroid gland destroying it.
• Surgery. Reserved for large goiters and thyroid cancers.

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