What is Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism (or "overactive thyroid gland") is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both.
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Hey all...my name is pamela and i am 27 years old...i was just diagnosed with hyperthyroidism yesterday...i had my blood levels tested and a sonogram as well...from reading the results of my blood it was very easy to see that my levels were very escelated and off the charts...
i am writing here because i have really no idea what hyperthyroidism is...nobody in my family has it...it seems im the first... i was just wondering if anyone out there could reach out and fill me in on what the long term effects are and the different treatments available...im kinda scared because i really dont know what to expect... thank you so much =) Posted on 06/13/09, 03:06 am |
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Hi and welcome:
I did a long post and this got deleted. I'll try again, but in shorter version. Please post your thyroid labs and the ranges so we can better help you. There are drug choices for treating overactive thyroid called: PTU, Tapazole or the generic version Methimazole since you live in the States. These drugs are meant to be taken in divided doses of two to four times per day. It sounds like you have not seen an Endocrinologist yet to get put on these drugs. Insist on thyroid labs of every six weeks when you first get on either drugs. Ask for thyroid labs of the Free T3, Free T4, and TSH done especially. did you ever get the thyroid antibodies tests done to see if you have Graves' Disease and not HypERthyroidism? It would be considered an autoimmune disease. Drug side effects happens more so when some one starts out in high doses. When you get thyroid labs every six weeks, at least, the idea is to start reducing the meds once the Free Ts numbers get in the mid ranges to see if you feel your best there at. Take care... :-) 
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hey...i have my labs here...my results are...
TSH 3RD GENERATION
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sorry...,my last post was cut for some reason...
my levels are... tsh, 3rd gen
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Hi:
Forgot to tell you, don't use parentheses, symbols, etc. when putting down the thyroid lab results. It doesn't seem to work here on the board. :-) If you still can't do it, try posting them in your journal, alert us here and we'll go to your journal on your webpage instead. {{{hugs}}}
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