Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism
General information about symptoms of Hyperthyroidism: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Hyperthyroidism. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Hyperthyroidism. Furthermore, symptoms of Hyperthyroidism may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Hyperthyroidism.
List of symptoms of Hyperthyroidism: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Hyperthyroidism includes:
- Insomnia
- Tiredness
- Irritability
- Nervousness
- Unexplained weight loss
- Heat sensitivity
- Increased perspiration
- Thinning of your skin
- Warm skin
- Flushing
- Itchy skin
- Fine hair
- Brittle hair
- Thinning hair
- Muscular weakness
- Eye changes
- Lighter menstrual flow
- Decreased menstruation
- Menstrual cessation
- Rapid heart beat
- Palpitations
- Breathlessness
- Hand tremors
- Shaky hands
- Eye changes
- Weak leg muscles
- Weight loss - especially if occurring even with increased appetite
- Weight gain - hyperthyroidism can cause both weight loss and gain depending on balance of appetite changes versus metabolism changes
- Stomach upset
- Diarrhea
- Bowel frequency
- Goitre
- Protruding eyes
- Lung in front of neck
- Tiredness
- See also symptoms of Graves disease - the most common type of hyperthyroidism
Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism: This is a condition that occurs from overproduction of thyroid hormones. These symptoms include insomnia, irritability, weight loss without dieting, heat sensitivity, increased perspiration, thinning of your skin, fine or brittle hair, muscular weakness, eye changes, lighter menstrual flow, rapid heart beat and hand tremors.1
Symptoms may include nervousness, irritability, shaky hands, increased perspiration, warm skin, thinning hair, weight loss, decreased menstruation, eye changes, and weak leg muscles. Grave's disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism. It is an autoimmune condition in which the body produces antibodies that overstimulate the thyroid gland, so that it produces too much thyroid hormone. 2
More symptoms of Hyperthyroidism: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Hyperthyroidism, underlying causes of Hyperthyroidism, associated conditions for Hyperthyroidism, risk factors for Hyperthyroidism, or other related conditions.
Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: NWHIC
2. excerpt from Thyroid Disease: NWHIC
Last revision: May 29, 2003
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