Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism
The most common cause of this disease in human beings is the side effect of other diseases such as diffuse toxic goiter and Graves' disease - Basedow, among others.
The most important component of the hormones produced by the thyroid (thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)) is iodine, which regulates the body's energy and during the first years of life, regulates growth, therefore an imbalance in the production of this hormone can cause major changes to the physical level.
Symptoms of this disease include: gastrointestinal problems, such as weight loss, hyperphagia or excessive increase of appetite, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and intestinal cramps, and also neuromuscular problems, such as fatigue, weakness muscle fatigue and tremors, cardiovascular problems, such as tachycardia, palpitations, dyspnea, and hypertension, among others.
In addition, there can be found symptoms such as increased pigmentation of the skin, heat intolerance, diaphoresis (excessive sweating), and weak brittle hair, decreased libido, and decrease or cessation of menstruation. On a psychological level there are also symptoms of hyperthyroidism, such as irritability, anxiety, insomnia and decreased stress threshold bearable.
A clear external physical symptom of hyperthyroidism is the withdrawal of the eyelids, making it appear that they are hatched, and large eyes.
The symptoms of this disease are variable, each individual may display differently, however, in the presence of these symptoms is recommended to help the doctor to make the appropriate examinations.