Someone with Thyroid disease can have Hypo or hyper. hypo means that the thyroid does not produce enough or nay while hyper means too much is being produced. Your thyroid is located in your neck. it is a special gland that produces a hormone that are called T4 or thyroxine and T3 or triiodothyronine. These hormones control how fast or how slow the body uses the energy produced. (Wow so much learning its like being in school)
You cant catch it but can be inherited from a family member e.g 3 people in my family have it. Also it can be lack of iodine/iron in your diet.
You cant catch it but can be inherited from a family member e.g 3 people in my family have it. Also it can be lack of iodine/iron in your diet.
- Symptoms of hypo are:
- extreme tiredness
- weight gain, but with a poor appetite
- feeling the cold easily
- dry and/or pale skin
- coarse, thinning hair and brittle nails
- weak and sore muscles
- a hoarse, croaky or deeper voice
- puffy eyes
- memory loss and poor concentration
- constipation
- heavy, irregular or prolonged menstrual periods, if you’re a woman
- tingling in your hands and arms
- depression
symptoms if hyper are:
- hyperactivity
- anxiety, irritability and nervousness
- difficulty sleeping
- feeling tired all the time (fatigue)
- muscle weakness
- diarrhoea
- sensitivity to heat and excess sweating
- unexplained or unexpected weight loss,
- very infrequent or light periods, or periods stopping altogether
- infertility
Another symptom is a goiter which means your gland is enlarged.
In my case i ticked yes to most of the hypo and also as i had been living with it for 4 years unaware i had put allot of weight on.
if you too match most of these i advise you to get tested - you have a blood test and then a thyroid screening which is a ultrasound on the gland. Even if you are afraid of needles it will help you.
When you are diagnosed you are given tablets if you have hypo: levothyroxine, hyper: antithyroid. some take it for life while others take it for a period of time. My self i will have to take it for left with blood tests every 6 months to monitor it.
* i am not a doctor or any sort this is what i have learnt through research and i have nothing to do with what you do when reading this information, i just advise you to see a real doctor with queries*
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