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Watch the video "Hyperthyroidism Overview" uploaded by Bio on Dailymotion.

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Hyperthyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland overproduces huge amounts of thyroid hormone which causes your body to try to maintain homeostasis. This leads to a few symptoms ranging from minor to more serious.

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The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck and is responsible for maintaining many of your bodily processes. It is known as the master gland because it controls virtually every organ in your body. It controls metabolism, breathing, heart rate, body temp., weight, etc.

So when too much thyroid hormone is produced the symptoms can affect places all over your body. When experiencing hyperthyroidism your bodily functions and processes speed up. This can cause anxiety, hand tremors, excessive sweating, rapid heartbeat, etc.

Symptoms include:

muscle fatigue/weakness

hand tremors

mood swings

rapid heartbeat

irregular heartbeat

skin dryness

trouble sleeping

weight loss

diarrhea

light periods/skipping periods

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Hyperthyroidism can be caused by a variety of reasons. The thyroid gland secretes the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine. These two play a large role in making your body function normally. Having too much of these hormones is classified as hyperthyroidism. This definition makes hyperthyroidism a broadly classified condition with many causes.

1. The most commonly known form of  this condition is Graves Disease. Graves Disease causes your body to create a protein to protect against bacteria/viruses. This protein is called thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin and it is a cause for producing abnormal amounts of thyroid hormone thus causing hyperthyroidism.

2. Hyperthyroidism can be cause by pregnancy or within the first year of a woman giving birth.

3. A toxic nodular or multinodular goiter can also be the cause of too much   thyroxine and triiodothyronine hormone production. A goiter is a tumor-like lump in the thyroid gland.

4. Inflamation on the thyroid gland -thyroiditis- can cause hyperthyroidism temporarily.

5. The consumption of too much iodine may also cause the excessive production of thyroid hormones.

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Luckily, Because hyperthyroidism is such a varied and broad condition, there are quite a few methods of treatment for it. Interfering with the production of thyroid hormones is the easiest way to restore homeostasis and get rid of your condition. Medication, for example methimazole, is the primary treatment option. Though, your treatment depends on the severity of your symptoms. Beta blockers are usually prescribed along with your medication to prevent the massive overproduction of thyroid hormones and to return your production levels to normal.

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https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/hyperthyroidism/hyperthyroidism-overview-overactive-thyroid
This website provided me with most of my my info. It told me everything about hyperthyroidism's causes, treatments, and symptoms.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4av2dm
This is the link to the video. It is like a summation of everything in this padlet.