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Hyperthyroidism occurs when your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine. Hyperthyroidism can accelerate your bodys metabolism, causing unintentional weight loss and a rapid or irregular heartbeat.
Several treatments are available for hyperthyroidism. Anti-thyroid medications and radioactive iodine to slow the production of thyroid hormones. Sometimes, hyperthyroidism treatment involves surgery to remove all or part of your thyroid gland.
Although hyperthyroidism can be serious if you ignore it, most people respond well once hyperthyroidism is diagnosed and treated.
Symptoms
It can also cause a wide variety of signs and symptoms including
Unintentional weight loss, even when your appetite and food intake stay the same or increase
Rapid heartbeat ,Irregular heartbeat ,Pounding of your heart ,Increased appetite, Tremor ,Sweating, Changes in menstrual patterns, Increased sensitivity to heat, Nervousness, anxiety and irritability, An enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), which may appear as a swelling at the base of your neck
Unintentional weight loss, even when your appetite and food intake stay the same or increase
Rapid heartbeat ,Irregular heartbeat ,Pounding of your heart ,Increased appetite, Tremor ,Sweating, Changes in menstrual patterns, Increased sensitivity to heat, Nervousness, anxiety and irritability, An enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), which may appear as a swelling at the base of your neck
