My Experience of Hyperthyroidism

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Newest Review: ... the same as the other doctor and took my family history all over again and then disappeared. I went to have my blood test ... more

... and when I came back, the first doctor came to see me. He told me that they thought I was suffering from Graves Disease. He explained that it meant I had an overactive thyroid. The thyroid is a gland in the neck which co ntrols the growth and metabolism of the body. He said that they had come to these conclusions due to several reasons. My heart rate was the first one, it was 168 beats per minute. Apparently normally it is supposed to be b...more

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My Experience of Hyperthyroidism: The cause of a lot of distress! (1231 words)
by - written on 12/08/01 (Very useful, 202 readings)
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It turned out that I had probably been ill for most of the year, if not all of it and I didn't know. For quite a while I had been very shaky, always feeling nervous and extremely highly strung. I was also sweating a lot, I often had clammy hands and I had lost weight. I was often tearful for no apparent reason, I over-reacted a lot. I was also worrying frequently. I am a natural worrier but this was really bad. The reason I went to the doctors was because I was feeling very tired and run down and also because of the fact I was beginning to get worried about my worrying! It was unhealthy, I was worrying 24/7 about silly things, irrational things. ... Read the complete review

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