Does anyone know Hypheractive thyroid? whats the medication?

Answer 1

Hyperthyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone. Excess thyroid hormone can cause symptoms such as tiredness, weight loss, increased heart rate, heat intolerance, sweating, irritability, anxiety, muscle weakness, and thyroid enlargement.

An autoimmune disorder called Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Other causes include growths in the thyroid gland (thyroid nodules), inflammation of the thyroid gland (thyroiditis), and taking too much thyroid replacement hormone to treat an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism).

Hyperthyroidism can be treated with medication, radioactive iodine, or with surgery. In most cases, treatment brings thyroid function back to normal. However, lifelong follow-up with a health professional is needed to closely monitor thyroid hormone levels.
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Antithyroid medications for hyperthyroidism

Examples
Brand Name Chemical Name
Tapazole methimazole
Propyl-Thyracil or PTU propylthiouracil

How It Works
Antithyroid medications cause your thyroid gland to make less thyroid hormone.

Why It Is Used
Antithyroid medication works more quickly than radioactive iodine therapy. It also does not permanently damage your thyroid gland.

You may take antithyroid medication before you have radioactive iodine treatment or surgery in order to bring your metabolism to normal, to make you feel better, or to reduce the chances of more serious problems.

You may also take antithyroid medications if you have Graves' ophthalmopathy and are going to be treated with radioactive iodine therapy. If you take antithyroid medication before you have radioactive iodine treatment, it may prevent your Graves' ophthalmopathy from getting worse.

How Well It Works
Antithyroid medications do not always start working right away. Usually, symptoms get better or go away 1 to 8 weeks after you start taking the medicine. It may take as long as 6 months for your thyroid hormone levels to be normal.

Antithyroid medications work best if you have mild hyperthyroidism, if this is the first time you are being treated for Graves' disease, if you are younger than 50, or if your thyroid gland is only swollen a little bit (small goiter).

Antithyroid medication may or may not make your hyperthyroidism permanently go away. Hyperthyroidism goes away in about 30% to 50% of people after they take antithyroid medication for 1 or 2 years.1

If your hyperthyroidism comes back after you have stopped taking the medication, you can try taking antithyroid medication again. However, your doctor may recommend radioactive iodine treatment, because radioactive iodine is more likely to permanently cure your hyperthyroidism.

In some cases, one type of antithyroid medication works better than the other.

Methimazole is chosen most often because it can be given once a day, has fewer side effects, and is less expensive.
If you are pregnant, propylthiouracil is safer than methimazole.
If you have severe hyperthyroidism, propylthiouracil may work better than methimazole.

Side Effects
Side effects of antithyroid medications include:

Rash and itching.
Joint aches.
Liver problems (hepatitis). Signs of liver problems are yellow eyes or skin, dark urine, severe tiredness, or pain in your belly.
Low white blood cell count, which can make it hard for your body to fight infection. If you have a low white blood cell count, you may become sick easily and experience symptoms such as fever, chills, and a sore throat.
Call your doctor right away if you have any signs of side effects. Side effects can be serious, but they usually go away after you stop taking the medication.

What To Think About
If you take antithyroid medication for a long time, you may develop hypothyroidism, which means your body is making too little thyroid hormone.

It is very important to take antithyroid medications at the same time every day.

Your doctor will have to check your thyroid hormone levels frequently to make sure you are taking the right amount of medication. If your thyroid hormone levels are too low, your doctor may prescribe a small amount of thyroid medication to take along with your antithyroid medication.

Your hyperthyroidism is most likely to come back (relapse) within 6 months after you start medication, but it can also come back years later.2 This makes it very important to have regular check-ups with your doctor.

If you are pregnant, your doctor will recommend that you take the smallest effective dose of antithyroid medication. After your baby is born, you can safely breast-feed while taking antithyroid medications.

Children may be hard to treat with antithyroid medication because they grow so fast and it is hard to know how much medication to give them.

Answer 2

Hi! I had a hyperactive thyroid some years ago (it went into remission and now it is dying) but I do have some experience with it. The two meds I was on were PTU (can't remember the name, it was really long) and tapazol, or methimazole.

PTU I took 4 times a day for 2 months, but my levels weren't dropping all that much. So I switched to tapazol, taken 1 time a day (much easier to remember when the memory is shot from the thyroid issues). Tapazol sent my hyperthyroidism into remission, a very happy state.

I can't recommend remission too much. You see, you can actually grow fat molecules when in remission (a happy thing when you have no breasts), you can think a coherent thought or even connected thoughts (again a very happy thing) and you regain whatever personality you had prior to the thyroid problem (the nice witch came back and sent the evil one to Kansas). You can eat and feel full .. wow! What a wonderful thing! You can climb a set of stairs without getting out of breath and you can do things on weekends and not just sleep. Yes, remission is great.

So are you going on meds or are you getting the slit across the throat? Or are you thinking of going radioactive? There are some wonderful treatments out there, and having been in the Hades that is hyperthyroidism, all are preferred to the disease. Good luck!

Answer 3

thyroid medication usually is the synthetic version of the hormones that the thyroid produces. if you have an under active thyroid you probably feel a little on the sluggish side and maybe tired easily. which means you might be a little heavy. if you are heavy from lack of energy and not enough exercise then the thyroid med's will help you loose a little. but it won't make you loose weight if you are already at a normal body weight.

Answer 4

A Hyperactive Thyroid condition can be life threatning. I suggest a nutritional supplement along with the medication. Hopefully, this supplement with negate the need for the medication. Don't be on medication if you can avoid it! All medications, prescription and Non-prescription, have serious side effects! This supplement has the ability to normalize organ function with no side effects because it's all natural. It's worth a try!

If I recall correctly, President and Barbara Bush had Graves Disease!

Answer 5

their is a wbsite online for it but you need to take your meds especially if you heart is pounding because my sisiterin law has thriod problem her eye is bulding out of her head she shakes and if she dont take her meficine she could have a heartattack!!!

Answer 6

my ex used has it but he refuses to take meds so i'm not sure. i know it keeps ya really skinny and it's impossible to gain weight.