| The human thyroid gland stimulates the necessary | | | | blood test is needed to confirm the diagnosis. A visible |
| hormones that control the metabolism of our cells. The | | | | symptom is an enlarged thyroid gland. Some patient |
| thyroid gland controls how our body uses energy by | | | | can also have smooth velvety skin and fine hair. It is |
| removing iodine from the blood (The result of | | | | advisable to see your doctor for proper diagnosis and |
| consumption of foods such as bread, salt and | | | | possible treatment. |
| seafood) and uses it to produce thyroid hormones. | | | | High thyroid levels is not a common disease, only an |
| Sometimes you can have overactive tissue within the | | | | insignificant percentage of the population suffer from |
| thyroid gland and this can result in overproduction of | | | | this disease, however, it can cause death if not treated |
| thyroid hormones and consequently you develop an | | | | early enough. The major treatment and general |
| excess of circulating free thyroid hormones called | | | | modalities employed by doctors involve initial use of |
| hyperthyroidism. | | | | suppressive thyrostatics medication, and possibly later |
| The excessive production of free thyroid hormones | | | | use of permanent surgical or radioisotope therapy. The |
| overstimulates metabolism. The result is that it | | | | major classes of drugs used to treat these symptoms |
| exacerbates the effect of the nervous system, | | | | include the beta-blockers, in this class are (propranolol, |
| causing acceleration of various body systems. One of | | | | metoprolo and atenolol (Tenormin). |
| the early symptoms is the feeling like an overdose of | | | | These medications are made to counteract the effect |
| epinephrine (adrenalin). Other symptoms include | | | | of thyroid hormone and increase metabolism, however, |
| excessive sweating, fast heart beat,Increased bowel | | | | they do not alter the levels of thyroid hormones in the |
| movements, nervousness and agitation. In severe | | | | blood. Some drugs can have harmful side effect, that's |
| cases a patient can experience gradual weight loss | | | | why it is good to see a doctor for proper diagnosis |
| and fatigue. Irregular and scanty menstrual flow can | | | | and treatment. Your doctor may decide that the best |
| occur in women. | | | | treatment for you is surgery. Surgery is to partially |
| Early symptoms of high thyroid levels, especially in the | | | | remove the thyroid gland (partial thyroidectomy) with |
| elderly women, may not be conspicuous. Advanced | | | | the goal to remove the thyroid tissue that was |
| symptoms are easy to detect. However, in all cases, a | | | | producing the excessive thyroid hormone. |