What is Graves Disease?
Graves Disease is a hormonal disease where your thyroid gland produce more thyroid hormones that the body needs. The malfunction of thyroid gland thus causing hyperthyroidism.
The common symptoms for Graves Disease including mood swings, insomnia (cannot sleep), loss of weight without any reasons, increase sweating, muscular weakness, rapid heart beat, hand tremors.
The complication of Graves Disease is known as thyroid storm. If untreated, it may lead to heart, kidney or liver failure. The common symptoms are extreme irritability, rapid heart rate, high fever, vomiting, delirium and high blood pressure.
If you have suffered from the symptoms, the best advise I can give is to consult the doctors immediately. The doctor will monitor your thyroid hormone level in your body and start the treament accordingly.
May 25th, 2008 at 9:51 am
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