Treatment and Management of Hyperthyroidism:

Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) is a condition in which your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine.

Symptoms :-

1. Sudden weight loss, even when your appetite and diet remain normal or even increase.
2. Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia), irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) or pounding of your heart (palpitations).
3. Increased appetite.
4. Tremor
5. Changes in menstrual patterns
6. Enlarged thyroid gland (goiter)

Test and Diagnosis - diagnosis can be confirmed with blood tests that measure the levels of thyroxine and TSH in your blood.

Treatments and Drugs

1. Anti-thyroid medications
• These medications gradually reduce symptoms of hyperthyroidism.
• Drugs used carbimazole, propylthiouracil
2. Beta blockers
• These drug is used to reduce av rapid heart rate and help prevent palpitations
3. Radioactive iodine
4. Surgical treatment (thyroiddectomy)

Complications

1. Heart problems :- These include a rapid heart rate, heart rhythm disorder (atrial fibrillation) and congestive heart failure.
2. Brittle bones (osteoporosis).
3. Eye problems (Grave's ophthalmopathy).
4. Thyrotoxic crisis.

Treatment and Management of Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) is a condition in which thyroid gland doesn't produce enough of certain important hormones.

Symptoms :-

1. Fatigue.
2. Sluggishness.
3. Unexplained weight gain.
4. Constipation.
5. Muscle weakness.
6. An elevated blood cholestrol level.
7. Heavier than normal menstrual periods.
8. Brittle fingernails and hair.

Test and Diagnosis

1. Blood test - measures the level of TSH and thyroxine

Treatments and Drugs

1. Standard treatment for Hypothyroidism involves daily use of synthetic thyroid hormone - Levothyroxine.

Complications

1. Goiter.
2. Heart problems e.g heart failure.
3. Depression.
4. Peripheral neuropathy.
5. Myxedema (rare life threatening condition)