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.
Major ...
Join Now
Hyperthyroidism Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Methimazole | Methimazole is a drug used to treat hyperthyroidism, a condition that usually occurs ... Read Reviews | 132 Members | 91% of the time |
| PTU | Propylthiouracil (PTU) is a thioamide drug used to treat hyperthyroidism. It is a med... Read Reviews | 78 Members | 84% of the time |
| Radioactive Iodine | It is used in nuclear medicine both diagnostically and therapeutically. Examples of i... Read Reviews | 57 Members | 92% of the time |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine is a synthetic form of thyroxine (thyroid hormone). As the hormone is c... Read Reviews | 40 Members | 87% of the time |
| Tapazole | Methimazole (also known as Thiamazole) is an antithyroid drug similar in action to pr... Read Reviews | 34 Members | 81% of the time |
| Carbimazole | Carbimazole is used to treat hyperthyroidism. It prevents the peroxidase enzyme from ... Read Reviews | 13 Members | 100% of the time |
| Inderal | Propranolol is a non-selective beta blocker mainly used in the treatment of hypertens... Read Reviews | 12 Members | 100% of the time |
| Atenolol | Atenolol is a drug belonging to the group of beta blockers, a class of drugs used pri... Read Reviews | 8 Members | 100% of the time |
| Thyroidectomy | A thyroidectomy involves the surgical removal all or part of the thyroid gland. Surge... Read Reviews | 7 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prayer | Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit either to offer prai... Read Reviews | 6 Members | 100% of the time |
| Metoprolol | Metoprolol is a selective beta1 receptor blocker used in treatment of several disease... Read Reviews | 5 Members | 100% of the time |
| Acupuncture | Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating needles into "acupuncture po... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Positive Thinking | Positive thinking and a positive attitude may indeed have power. In recent years scie... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Cytomel | Liothyronine sodium is the L-isomer of triiodothyronine (T3), a form of thyroid hormo... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Lexapro | Escitalopram acts as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or SSRI. It is typicall... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 50% of the time |
