Did I mention I hate being Hyperthyroid? The new Synthroid dosage - yuck. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism:
- Sudden weight loss, even when your appetite and the amount and type of food you eat remain the same or even increase (oh how I wish)
- Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) — commonly more than 100 beats a minute (yup - mine's around 90) — irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) (yup, PVCs worsen) or pounding of your heart (palpitations) (yup)
- Increased appetite (yup - manage that by counting Weight Watcher's points most days)
- Nervousness, anxiety and irritability (yup, yup and sometimes yup)
- Tremor — usually a fine trembling in your hands and fingers (oh yeah)
- Sweating (always)
- Changes in menstrual patterns (gutted and tossed - thank God)
- Increased sensitivity to heat (oh, like you can't believe - and no, it's not a hot flash - I know the difference)
- Changes in bowel patterns, especially more frequent bowel movements (yup, not fun)
- An enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), which may appear as a swelling at the base of your neck (well, since I don't have one, I don't have to worry about this)
- Fatigue, muscle weakness (very much so)
- Difficulty sleeping (oh yeah)
- Skin thinning (Not too bad, some)
- Fine, brittle hair (Fine, no. Brittle, yes - oh, and did I mention gray?? - Lots of new gray)