Hyperthyroidism is a disease in which the thyroid gland begins to work in a mode of increased activity, that is, it produces an excessively large amount of the hormone. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism should be known to everyone in order to timely diagnose this disease.
The main etiological factors affecting the development of hyperthyroidism are oppression of the thyroid gland with the body’s own immunity, drug abuse or their illiterate intake. Such drugs may contain thyroid hormones, thereby knocking down its proper functioning. In addition, hyperthyroidism can develop due to various diseases of an infectious nature, gene mutation or adverse environmental factors that have a negative effect on the body.
With all of the above, in more than eighty percent of cases of the disease, hyperthyroidism develops on the basis of a base disease. Bazedova’s disease is an autoimmune pathology in which excessive antibodies are produced that provoke hyperfunction of the thyroid gland. In addition to the symptoms of hyperthyroidism, people suffering from bazedovy disease, as a rule, show hepatitis and gastritis, as well as other pathologies.
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism are dangerous because during their development there is a disruption in the functioning of all tissues and internal organs, that is, a general hormonal background is disturbed. The use of drugs that reduce the activity of the thyroid gland can inhibit the development of the disease.
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism that can not be ignored:
– mental health problems. Such violations are expressed in the fact that the patient becomes nervous and irritable. He begins to worry about the imbalance, sometimes turning into aggression. In other words, even if before a person had a calm character, then with the development of hyperthyroidism a person begins to suffer from excessive temper.
– sleep disturbances. Persons suffering from symptoms of hyperthyroidism usually suffer from insomnia.
– increased sweating, which creates significant discomfort when communicating with other people, causing the patient to be embarrassed and embarrassed by his illness.
– increased appetite amid sharp weight loss. Trying to satisfy a severe hunger, the patient begins to absorb large portions of food. However, against this background, there is a sharp weight loss.
– frequent heartbeat.
– tremor of fingers on hands.
With untimely diagnosis and delayed treatment, hyperthyroidism begins to develop further. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism when the disease is neglected are tremor of the whole body, the appearance of hyperpigmentation spots and the growth of thyroid tissue.
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism on the part of the cardiovascular system are arrhythmia, an increase in blood pressure and a visible pulsation of the veins in the neck and abdomen. With the advanced stage of hyperthyroidism, symptoms such as vomiting and digestive tract disorders, dizziness and menstruation disorders in women and erectile dysfunction in men are noted .
With untimely treatment of hyperthyroidism, the patient may experience a thyroid crisis, which develops on the basis of mental disorders, physical discomfort, and overwork. The development of the crisis proceeds accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting, a strong decrease in blood pressure, and an increase in temperature to a critical point. The patient may faint or fall into a coma that threatens the patient’s life.
With illiterate treatment, or provided that it is completely absent, the patient may experience a stroke and a heart attack, impaired renal function and visual pathology.