lazytrainer: Thyroid problems are so common in women yet so few doctors initially test for it. Make sure to advocate for your health and insist that your doctor check your thyroid levels if you’re experiencing any of the above symptoms…it’s a simple blood test ..read more

austinlocalbuzz: http://austin.citylocalbuzz.com/feline-hyperthyroidism/ - Feline Hyperthyroidism - Hyperthyroidism is the most common disease seen in middle-aged and senior cats. It is a multi-system disorder caused by an increase in the amount of thyroid hormones produced by an enlarged thyroid gland. Dr. Barrett Donop from Austin Veterinary Diagnostic Hospital talks about the symptoms,… Apparently I’m a cat at heart ..read more

kaitlinnxbaby: Read More Check with your Endocrinologist first, but you might find Biotin helps. I ..read more

5 Foods That Improve Thyroid Health: Once your thyroid level is medically diagnosed make changes in ..read more

Nervousness, Anxiety & Irritability Leading up to my initial hyperthyroid diagnosis, I didn’t experience a lot of anxiety and irritability symptoms.  Nervousness was a problem though.  It wasn’t acute enough that I stopped living my life, but I did find myself concerned about things that hadn’t previously worried me.  For instance, I would be nervous about going away for the weekend because I feared something bad would happen while I was away.  My mind would play out a whole range of terrible possibilities.  However, compared to my other symptoms, this one was fa ..read more

Increased Appetite  As my hyperthyroidism symptoms increased, my appetite increased right along with it.  Initially, I lost some weight.  Soon I got to the point I was eating so much just to keep myself going that my weight stayed fairly static.  As my appetite increased, I found that I stopped having hunger pangs to warn me that I needed to eat.  My body would go from feeling fine to suddenly suffering from nausea and being on the verge of passing out.  Most nights I would have a snack before bed so that I could: 1) make it through the ..read more

thyroidchange: Have YOU signed the ThyroidChange.org petition for improved thyroid care? www.change.org%2Fpetitions%2Fendocrinologists-patients-with-thyroid-dysfunction-demand-better-care&h=hAQHDWU1E&s=1 PLEASE UNITE WITH US ..read more

Rapid Heartbeat/Heart Palpitations This symptom took a bit of time to show up for me.  I began to find my heart would pound when I hadn’t exerted myself much.  At the time I worked on the second floor of a building and my heart would start pounding just walking to the top of the stairs.  The building wasn’t even that big.  The staircase was about 12 steps and my desk was quite literally at the top of the stairs, but I would have to sit down after walking up those stairs.  In what I now see as a stupid thing to do, I drank Jolt Cola (all of the sugar &a ..read more

Sudden Weight Loss This symptom is drastic and also tricky.  When you have an overactive thyroid, your metabolism speeds up so you can experience sudden weight loss.  Some people have the expectation that, because you have an overactive thyroid, then you will be stick thin.  Not necessarily.  I had an initial weight loss, which I admit made me very happy.  At the time I was trying to lose weight so I overlooked this as a symptom or an indication that anything was wrong with me.  In all, I lost about 15 pounds.  After the initial weight loss, my we ..read more

I find that many websites list some of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism, but they don’t cover all (or ..read more