Question 1

if i take medicine for overactive thyroid, will i gain weight?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: You will return to normal physiology once you stop burning off extra calories. Once your thyroid is normalized, it will be like anyone else with a balance of what you take in and what you burn off. Many people, however, learn to eat more when their thyroid is overactive and need to "unlearn" their overeating when the thyroid is normalized. You body won't do it for you.

Question 2

will medicine for an overactive thyroid gland affect a pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Could: so monitor thyroid lab tests monthly, and MD needs to adjust doses if necessary

Question 3

i have a overactive thyroid. medicine for 30days now. everything going well. now have tingling back of my head and lips. no other symptoms. is it the medicine or my thyroid or something else? i feel fine otherwise?

Accepted Answer

: Often thyroid medication has to be titrated to achieve your optimum level. Reports your signs to your prescribing GP or specialist Endocrinologist. S/He may want to adjust dosage.

Question 4

what is an overactive thyroid?

Accepted Answer

See details: Symptoms that are compatible with the diagnosis and the diagnosis confirmed by elevated T4 and/or T3 (liothyronine) levels.

Question 5

will overactive thyroid hurt the baby?

Accepted Answer

Over time: It wall cause some damage, depending upon the length of time and degree of overactivity. It's like trying to drive your car with the gas pedal pressed down all the time; the machinery wears out sooner than expected. It's easy to treat with either radioiodine  or anti-thyroid drugs.  Why not check with your doctor and make sure it's being treated properly to avoid the risks.

Question 6

what is meant by  "overactive thyroid"?

Accepted Answer

Thyroid disease: If the thyroid releases more hormones than the body requires then this is called "hyperthyroidism".

Question 7

what are signs of an overactive thyroid?

Accepted Answer

Many: Anxiety, fast heart rate, increased appetite with weight loss, decreased and irregular menses, insomnia, tremor or shakes, nervousness, increased sweating, thin hair/skin/nails, poor recent memory are among the most common.

Question 8

how can people get an overactive thyroid?

Accepted Answer

Autoimmune basis: Most get it by genetics of thyroid disease in family, and autoimmune response.
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Question 9

in a nutshell, what is overactive thyroid?

Accepted Answer

Overactive thyroid: The thyroid makes too much hormone. Causes include: graves disease, inflammed thyroid, taking too much thyroid hormone, taking too much iodine, a thyroid growth, and rarely tumors of the testes or ovaries.  Symptoms: nervousness, more sweatings, fatigue, can't stand heat, weight loss, more bowel movements, more appetite. Signs: high blood pressure, hand tremor, clammy skin, rapid pulse, flushing..

Question 10

how do people develop an overactive thyroid?

Accepted Answer

A few reasons: The most common cause is an autoimmune condition where the body starts attacking the thyroid gland, a condition called graves disease where the thyroid starts overproducing thyroid hormones. Viral diseases can also cause inflammation of the thyroid, hence causing hyperthyroidism (thyroiditis) as well as some medications, commonly medications used to treat bipolar disease.

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I have a overactive thyroid. medicine for 30days now. everything going well. now have tingling back of my head and lips. no other symptoms. is it the medicine or my thyroid or something else? i feel fine otherwise?

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What is an overactive thyroid?

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Will overactive thyroid hurt the baby?

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What is meant by "overactive thyroid"?

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What are signs of an overactive thyroid?

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