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Docs! please give me more information on overactive thyroid symptoms?

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Dr. Susan Wingo
Dr. Susan Wingoanswered
Endocrinology 35 years experience
Many possible: Weight loss (some people can gain weight), feeling hot, more frequent, looser bowel movements, heart pounding or racing, shakiness, jitters, poor sleep and concentration, irritability, hair loss, lighter or absent periods, double vision, eyes bulging, or eye irritation. See your doctor to get labs checked if you think you have this!
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