What is thyroid ? What are the symptoms ? If untreated could it yield to enlarge of the heart or heart attack?

Question

Six years ago, I was diagnosed to have toxic thyroid. My doctor gave me medicine and when my thyroid is in normal level, my doctor recommend a radioactive treatment. But I never undergo a radioactive treatment. Just this afternoon, I happen to met a long highschool friend who is now a successful doctor. He told me to have a medical check up immediately because my heart might start to enlarge due to non treatment of thyroid. Is there any doctor out there who can share us ?

Answer 1

The thyroid is the gland found in front of your throat or trachea. It produces hormones that are necessary for metabolism of your body. Your thyroid can be hyperfunctioning (hyperthyroid) meaning it produces more than what is needed, hypofuntioning (hypothyroid) when it produces less than what hormon is needed or it can be euthyroid, it means you have enough. there is also a small gland located in the brain that stimulates or control your thyroid, so even if basically your thyroid is ok, if the pituitary gland is abnormal, it can cause your thyroid to either produce more or produce less hormones. The more hormones it produce, the larger the gland gets.
You had toxic thyroid, it means thay you have a hyperfunctioning gland. the problem with this is that the hormones produced cause faster metabolism, therefore you can have increased heart rate, increase metabolism of the body so weight loss, poor tolerance to heat and cold, tremors, etc. eye problems can also manifest, like proptosis or protruberance of the eyeballs.
You have to have your hormone levels check to see if its normal, whether you need supplements or anti-thyroid hormones. Your heart enlarges because the greater/faster metabolism exerts a higher toll in your body, increase HR, so the muscles in the heart are overdeveloped (just like when you do weight lifting, if you keep exercising the muscle, it grows bigger!)

Answer 2

The thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland situated in the front of the neck, just above he collarbone.

The thyroid gland is responsible for producing thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which control metabloism, cellular differentiation, and growth. Basically, the thyroid keeps all bodily functions running at a steady rate.

Hypothyroidism - is the condition that occurs when the thyroid produces too little TSH hormone - common symptoms include such things as unexplained weight gain, fatigue, hair loss, muscle aches, depression, constipation, dry skin, and a fuffy face.

Hyperthyroidism - is the condition that occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much TSH. Symptoms include such things as unexplained weight loss, anxiety, heart palpitations, diarrhea, fatigue, and eye problems.

Answer 3

Sometimes, with very minor heart attacks, people might have them and not even realize it. They will cause damage to the body, but the person might live for many more years. The symptoms can be as minor as dizziness, blurred vision, or slight pain that people might think is just from having tired muscles. You almost never hear about this, but it does indeed happen and is never a good thing for the person's long-term health. Whether or not the person dies depends on how major the heart attack was, how healthy the person was before they had it, and whether or not they were able to get effective treatment.

Answer 4

Your thyroid may be producing either insufficient or excessive amounts of hormones. I'll spare you the 15 syllable names, but you can make an educated guess by your weight and energy levels... if you are overweight and "sluggish" they are probably low. If you're underweight it may be elevated and overactive.

TOXIC thyroid I'm not so sure about, but normally thyroid issues are addressed through prescription of synthroid (hypothyroidism) or surgery + synthroid (intentional lowering of thyroid hormone production followed by synthroid to "balance" things).

Good luck.

-Daniel

Answer 5

I know I'm answering a question with a question but can you tell me the symptoms of toxic thyroid. I am having a problem with my thyroid but it hasn't been diagnosed yet. Please tell me more.