I have all the other symptoms, except I don’t have a problem with heat or feeling "hot" all the time. I do have excessive sweating, but it has nothing to do with feeling hot.

Yes. Nobody is ever going to have EVERY symptom.

The only way to know if you are hyperthyroid or not is to get free T3 and free T4 blood tests.

I have all the other symptoms, except I don’t have a problem with heat or feeling "hot" all the time. I do have excessive sweating, but it has nothing to do with feeling hot.

Yes. Nobody is ever going to have EVERY symptom.

The only way to know if you are hyperthyroid or not is to get free T3 and free T4 blood tests.

Dr. Tim Lind describes three major Thyroid Conditions: Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Hashimotos Thyroiditis/ Auto-Immune Thyroid along with symptoms of these conditions.

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YES it CAN be , but not necessarily

And are hyperthyroidism and Graves disease synonomous for the same condition, or does one cause the other? Based on my symptoms and what my doctor said, I think I may have hyperthyroidism..I’ve heard the two diseases are linkes and I know someone who has Graves, and her eyes got all buggy looking (caused by the disease)..so does that mean if I have hyperthyroidism the same will happen to me?

Hyperthyroidism is not a disease, it is only a symptom.

Grave’s disease is a disease. One symptom of Grave’s disease is hyperthyroidism. Another symptom of Grave’s disease is the bulging eyes. Everyone with Grave’s gets hyperthyroidism. Many get the bulging eyes, but most don’t.

There are other diseases that can cause hyperthyroidism as well. So if you find out that you have hyperthyroidism, then you need to have more tests to find out which disease you have. Grave’s is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, but it by no means the only cause.

Thyroid function is a balance between various hormone levels, and the thyroid is regulated in the hypothalamus, which puts out a hormone called the thyroid-stimulating hormone. Discover how medical professionals test for thyroid function with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid function.

Expert: David Cathcart
Bio: Dr. David Cathcart has been a physician at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mo. for over 20 years. He operates the occupational medicine clinic.
Filmmaker: Johnny Cathcart

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I’m just wondering which method of treatment you’re using and how you went about diagnosing? I’m fairly certain my cat has hyperthyroidism (he has many of the symptoms) but yet my vet failed to suggest the possibility at his last visit.

We found out one of ours was out of balance when the vet did a blood test prior to scheduling a teeth cleaning on her. We had two options–the radio-iodine treatment which costs $1,300 or tapazole (the red pills twice a day). We didn’t have the cash for the operation (and that only has a 80% chance of working), so went with the tapazole.

After trying to get pills down her and having a major problem with her hiding, our vet suggested we could try a compounded cream–same price ($35 per month) but instead of pills it’s just a small dab of yellowish cream put into the ear twice a day. It does sting a little, I have to distract her with the brush or talking, but she doesn’t run for cover. The compounded stuff is called methamazole. It’s kept her completely regulated for 2 years now. Any pharmacist can compound it for you they just need a prescription.

Her levels were up around 14 when we discovered her hyperthyroid problem, and they came down to 1.5 after a week on it. If the cat stays way out of balance, you get heart problems developing. They do need to be regulated.

Out of the list of symptoms listed below, which ones are associated with hyperthyroidism? Which ones are not?

01. Rapid weight gain
02. Severe muscle atrophy – to the point of being crippling
03. Muscle pain
04. Rapid heart rate
05. High blood pressure
06. Goiter
07. Hair loss
08. Brittle fingernails & toenails
09. Extreme intolerance to cold
10. Severe mood swings

Can you think of any symptoms that are not listed here?

Also, are there any methods for the treatment of this disease that does not involve popping any pills?

Graves’ disease can manifest with any or all of the following:

Shortness of breath

Weakness

Fatigue

Pretibial myxedema (lumpy, reddish-colored thickening of the skin, usually on the shins)

Double vision

Muscle wasting

Increased eye tearing

Infrequent or absent menstrual periods

Abnormal breast enlargement (men)

Increased hair loss

Diminished sex drive

Brittle nails

Treatment of Graves’ Disease
The choice of treatment depends upon the age and overall condition of the patient, the size of thyroid gland, and patient preference.

Currently, there are at least three methods of treatment: drugs that inhibit production of thyroid hormone or provide symptomatic relief, the use of radioactive iodine to destroy part of the thyroid gland and thereby reduce hormone production, or surgical removal of part of the gland.

Drug therapy. Your doctor will prescribe either methimazole (Tapazole) or propylthiouracil (PTU) pills. These drugs act to prevent the thyroid from manufacturing the thyroid hormone.

The side effects of this medication may be drowsiness and minor lethargy; in rare cases, they can cause agranulocytosis, a blood disease. Most of the time, however, this form of therapy is safe and restores normal hormone balance within a couple of months.

Another medication, propranolol, is a beta-blocker that helps relieve the symptoms of Graves’ disease including rapid heart rate, tremor, sweating and anxiety. Iodinated contrast agents can also provide effective treatment for hyperthyroidism of any cause.

Radioactive iodine therapy. This is an alternative if drug treatment fails. You are given a capsule or a drink of water containing radioactive iodine. After being swallowed, the "radioiodine" is rapidly absorbed by the overactive thyroid cells and are destroyed by the radiation, so less thyroid hormone is produced.

The radioactivity disappears from the body within days. You should not undergo radioactive iodine therapy if you are pregnant as the radiation can adversely affect a developing fetus.

Surgery. Thyroidectomy is surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. If only a single lump or nodule within the thyroid is producing too much hormone, the surgeon can take out just that small part of the gland. If the entire gland is overactive, which is more often the case, a total thyroidectomy is needed.

Surgery is the preferred treatment for people with a large goiter who chronically relapse after drug therapy, if there is a risk of cancer, and for people who refuse or are not candidates for radioactive iodine therapy, such as pregnant women. Depending on how much of the gland is left after surgery, you may need subsequent thyroid replacement therapy.

I’m a female in my late 20′s who went to the doctor and got tests back confirming that I have a high level thyroid (hyperthyroidism). However, I have not lost weight and have not lost any of my hair and I don’t seem to fit any of the signs of hyperthyroidism. On the other hand, I am tired a lot and can sleep practically at any time, have dry skin, am usually cold, and while I’m at an average weight, I don’t have much muscle tone and never have. Could the test and/or symptoms be wrong??? For those with a thyroid problem, did taking medication really yield a change and if so, how?
1 day ago – 3 days left to answer.
my tsh levels were low (which I understand means I have hyperthyroidism)

Your doctor could of got the wrong diagnostics

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