Thank you. I have hyperthyroidism and it's annoying to say the least. Heart palpitations, always sweating, headaches, diarrhea, sleepless nights as I'm always hot, always tired, weight loss, irritability, blurred vision, swollen neck at times. I'm always hot. Always sweating. Shaky hands, legs and body. I'm so tired of dealing with this. Thank you for this video. 🚨 EDIT:- I’ve been seeing an endocrinologist along with my primary doctor, my T3 and T4 levels in my blood was extremely high! I have Graves’ disease. My neck is down now and I’m on medication 💊. I might take the radioactive iodine if the meds don’t work, but so far I’m much better! Go see A doctor guys… BEST WISHES EVERYONE 💕

I was diagnosed in 2018. I was so emotional 😭 before being diagnosed. I am doing much better now. I am so thankful for family support and love. Eat a balanced meal, listen to your body, manage stress and anxiety, and get rest (enough sleep) that has really helped. Update: last year, December 2022 my blood work kept coming up in normal range and my endocrinologist told me to stop my Methimazole. February of 2023 my numbers were off. My endocrinologist said I am hyperthyroid again so back to taking medication. Now December 2023 my numbers are in normal range again. I take 5mg of Methimazole daily. I feel normal and accepted my new life taking pills everyday. I don’t think this disease could ever be cured. Some months are better. Sometimes I struggle but I always take my meds.

I was diagnosed 2 days ago. And for all of you with graves anxiety who are looking for reassurance...I took my first dose of meds today and it's been 5 hours. Nothing bad happened. Take the pill! You'll be fine.

I have graves disease. I was diagnose at 14 and I've been trying to fight it off for the last couple years. I'm 16 now and its definitely taken a toll on me, I wish I could just be normal. Update: My new endocrinologist says my numbers are perfect and soon I'll be able to slowly stop my medicine!! I'm also finally getting treatment for my Thyroid Eye Disease!! Update #2: Fantastic news. My thyroid is currently in remission. I officially no longer have graves disease 🙌

Update: so I will be updating this as I go along on this journey because I'm still learning more and more to this day and all of this information might not be for you, but maybe something will ring true and help you. When I had severe thyroid problems I also was having weird problems with my eyes and skin. The more I read I think there might have been an oxalate overload in my body. You can read about the damage oxalates do in the body but it's very real and can effect all symptoms in the body. Am I now questioning the spinach, dark chocolate and "health foods" I thought were so great, yes. Not all vegetables are created equal so to speak and if I could pick a healthy diet for myself currently it would be high protein(wild caught fish, grass fed, grass finished beef, low oxalate, gluten free.) Side note I wouldnt drastically cut out all oxalates at once from the diet, but again read all you can that is out there. What do oxalates have to do with the thyroid? It is likely there is a connection between the health of your gut and the health of your thyroid. Oxalates can build up and cause problems in every body system. Thyroid problems are very serious might you need a prescription for a couple months to get the fire under control, sure, but can there be a long term solution through diet that doesnt involve pills? Yes!! Orginal post: I had severe hyperthyroidism/graves. A couple times I felt like I was going to have a heart attack I was so sick. It was recommended I do radioactive iodine. I never went that route. I did take pills but only for a month. I went completely gluten free, then completely grain free, no rice or corn or even oats. It was pretty much just fish, fruits and veggies for me, a very strict anti-inflammatory diet. Wormwood and oregano oil were supplements I would take. You will need to do several cleanses/take anti candida supplements. It does take several years healing this issue with diet alone but it's now two years later and tests have confirmed my thyroid is back to normal. Read/research as much as you can. Hyperthyroidism can go away on it's own with diet changes. It doesn't go away overnight, it's a long process, but it does go away.--- The main thing I would like to say is if you get a challenging health diagnosis please dont be scared. You are now meant to walk down a road towards healing your body and it's a learning journey, enjoy it if possible, telling yourself I'm learning so much I didnt know before--my body is trying to tell me something and I'm listening. Take a deep breath and give yourself a break, I cannot stress enough that if you are in a stressful job or living situation start journaling ideas and questions to yourself about ways you could take a time out and even if it's getting away to a local park an hour a day, go there and sit in peace and silence in nature for one full hour. Let anything bottled up out into nature. Sunlight and nature are so healing! Ask yourself what changes could I make to move towards less stress. It might be a job change and that's ok! Dont let any medical professional try and scare you, take a deep breath, slow down, and slowly move towards compassion.

I just found your channel today and I’ve been incessantly watching your videos. I love that you don’t have to be in med school to understand your videos, but it does help to have some background in medicine. They are a little more technical, and give a bit more information, than what your typical layperson would understand.

I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism when I was 29 years old. I was a mess, nervous, anxious, panic attacks, sweating, itching, hand tremors, weight loss. Went to an endocrinologist who put me on beta blockers, then had radio active iodine. Within in two to three months I put on 12 lbs. The hand tremors stopped..ETC… Am now 69 years old and feel great. No more high blood pressure, no more anxiety. Although I weigh more I feel 1000 percent better than I did in my 20s. I am now hypothyroid I was on Synthroid for 39 years have now switched to the generic / thyroid now because the Synthroid was getting to expensive. So far I do not feel any difference.

I was 11 years old when I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. To give you some time reference, I am now 63 years old and there have been times when I wonder how I have survived this long. I went to the UCLA Children's Clinic and was under the care of Dr Barbara Lippe. I was told that I would be cured with Tapazole in 2-3 years. Within two years, the bulging eyes with the wild staring look disappeared and the goitre became less pronounced but 3 years passed, 4 years passed, 5, 6, 7...and I still had thyroid antibodies. I still do. I am now underactive. I really don't think doctors have a real clue what is going on with Graves Disease. To be told my condition would be cured within such a short space of time was a cruel joke.

I just would like to say, thank you for your hard work man, your notes and videos are truly a gift, i hope you release your book series soon, because i would like to support your work.

Loved the video. Very useful in studying for my Endocrinology exam tomorrow.

Great explanation of these conditions. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for a very clear and easy to understand explanation! 👍🏼

I'm currently in PA school and use KZfaq to supplement learning. I have viewed literally hundreds of videos on a variety of medical topics. This is outstanding. I will keep an eye out for future videos and will tell other students about your vids as well.

Thanks for making this video. Now I understand more about hyperthyroidism/Graves disease and can help my mom out with this.

Thank you for the video, I love the way you explain every single topic, its so nice to find you channel!

The best video on this topic. 💯 I truly appreciate the wealth of info so simple and precise. Your voice is the perfect pitch too I’ll be checking all your videos Thanks so much for all the effort you put into teaching us complex topics made simple

I was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism . This helps me understand it a little more. Thank u 😊

Thank you so muchh ! I'm having a problem to understands materials given by my teachers, and yours actually solved my problem, thank you

At present I am going through treatment for hyperthyroid and I found this very informative.

This is by far thee best thyroid explanation video i have seen thus far the visuals along with the ability to easily relay the information in such a calm projecting voice was everything i needed you are truly a breath of fresh air for me especially being newly introduced in the thyroid community hopefully it was all viral for me at least that’s what my doctors seem to think because I had no symptoms and was exposed to a viral infection from my grandson so he only prescribed ibuprofen for the pain and after about 3 weeks my neck went down and the pain disappeared of course I’m set to see a specialist to be sure I’m just hopeful that it was just viral but if not i have some amazing doctors I’m currently seeing

I was diagnosed with "probably" Grave's disease - my docs didn't seem to want to commit to the diagnosis - last Dec. I have weight gain instead of weight loss. And my carbimazole took 5 months to normalise my T4 levels, but even that was temporary. My T4 has since increased and not normalised again. These make me worry that what I have is actually different or more severe. I get a diff doc each appointment (this is how it is where I'm from) and some conflicting info makes me feel I can't completely rely on any of them. But at least thanks to this vid, i know more and fortunately my symptoms are not the worst case scenario.

Thanks! I got diagnosed a few months ago but only have the antibody marker but haven't really had symptoms. Glad to know what it is in depth though

Direct. To the point. Thanks for taking the time to create this video

By the highest standards, this video is the most highest excellent simplified explanation of Hyperthyroidism video!!!

I just was diagnosed with Graves Disease today. I used this video to explain to my son. I learned a lot. Thank you!!

I am diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and graves disease after i experienced a "thyroid storm". I thought i was gonna die due to palpitations, tremors, swelling in my legs and insomia. I am now on meds and hopefully will be able to bounce back to life. Thank you for this video i will share it to people that doesn't understand what hyperthyroid is. Bless your heart.

Thank you so much. I have been using your videos and website to study for PATHO. It's very helpful, and it is very thoughtful of you to share your knowledge.

I find your voice very calming and easy to listen to which is a big factor in which lectures I use !

I was diagnosed today and my early signs are myedema ang slightlt bulging eyeball. Dr also prescribed me carbimazole and asked to comeback 4 week later for another blood test. Thank u this is very helpful

In my experience, the first two lines of treatment were not discussed as an option. Only radioactive iodine was presented as a possibility although I was advised to have mine surgically removed, even before doing a biopsy. I was told I probably had Grave's disease but after removal they said I had a lot of nodules on my thyroid that were precancerous. After that, I moved and so had to find a new endocrinologist. To this day, I don't really understand what caused the very sudden and severe hyperthyroidism at 19. It was explained to me that my problem wasn't going to get better, they were worried about my heart rate and my not sleeping for several days, plus I was delirious and paranoid at that point, so every doctor I encountered made it seem kind of urgent. But I never heard the term thyroid storm or received overnight care. They just got me in to have it removed a couple days after they got my blood results and did an ultrasound. This seems weird to me now after watching your video and learning how it is usually handled haha

Thanks bud for the great real talk

such a very good video for medical student that feel so lazy to read that super thick heavy book, but you really want to study at the moment

Amazing, thank you. Your videos are really helping me with revision for my university exams.

Wish I had fou d your channel earlier in my studies. But at least I found it just in time for my last exam. Thank you 👍🏻😊

thanks for the great useful information, telling it with such an easy way to understand

Well done! I´m an Endocrinologist and I think you´ve explained the topic very well. Congrats!

Gosh this helped me more than my GP thank you , my big problem at the moment is hair loss 😞

Very informative and easy to understand, thankyou .

Wow... I am an IT professional and I was able to understand everything (most of the important things anyway) so clearly. Thank you for the video as I also suffer from Hyperthyroidism.

Very informative and highly useful tips. Grateful for that.

I'm 17,and I have hypothyroidism, thank you so much and I understand which you gives us a good definition.

I was recently diagnosed. Reading these comments, I must say I'm at least happy to hear it is treatable and hopefully won't ruin the rest of my hopefully long life. It's a rough thing being diagnosed with any disease. There's the feeling of anxiety that in this case is even escalated by the problem child thyroid. If you read this, just know it gets better. It has to. Modern medicine can work miracles. Trust yourself, trust your body, you will get through this!

Oh good God yeah..it is sooo helpful. Thanks for explaining all that i need to hear as i've been hyperthyroid/grave's disease since 2016 and it was so hard.. Thanks for enlightening me from this very knowledgeable video..

Thank you very much for the amazing content!

My daughter is 4 years old she has had a fast heart beat for awhile now and every Dr even her pediatrician has never seemed too concerned. I have always always stayed very concerned as she is my baby and I am extremely intuned to her. She recently had a procedure done and they were concerned because her heart rate was fast even her blood pressure was high. After blood work came back they came and told me that she has "high thyroid levels" I have never had to deal with anything like this and she has been extremely healthy and happy all her little life so I was shocked (still am) the endocrine Dr evaluated all her tests and called me just yesterday and said they would like her to start on 2 different meds. Again, this all new for me and to even have to hand her a pill to take just breaks my heart. This is only day 3 after hearing of this news and I have been an emotional wreck and having such a hard time coping with this. We are taking her in to see her pediatrician today (per their request) and go from there. Is there anyone that could give me some advice or send some good vibes my way? I'm so upset to learn this about my baby girl.

This is a great video, thanks so much!

So Great video you gave all precious informations

Amazing as usual , thank you

Didn't understand all of it but it was a good tutorial overall.

I just got diagnosed with Graves' Disease. This video helped me understand it much better! Thank you! Thankfully I never had to deal with the bulging eyes or skin condition, but the anxiety, insomnia, overheating and weight loss plagued me for a long stretch of time before I finally got health insurance and saw a doctor.

Great video! Love you animations!

Thank you for this I have just been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and have my first visit with my endocrinologist today.

Awesome presentation!

I just got diagnosed with this today on top of what feels like 100 other problems I already have, like POTS. I feel like every time I go to the doctor they diagnose me with something new I’ve never heard of 😒 Very informative vid thank you

I was misdiagnosed with Graves disease and was at the point of thyroid removal and a lifetime of maintenance medication. Found an article by 2 MDs at the Texas Heart Institute entitled Misdiagnosis of Graves Disease Due to Aspartame Poisoning. I started reading labels and removed aspartame from my diet (it's in everything "diet") and symptoms completely disappeared within 60 days.

This is awesome! Please keep the videos coming!

There are also more dermatologic manifestations: mild alopecia, fine hair, velvety/smooth skin, spoon nails, hyperpigmentation, and onycholysis

I just got diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in the last few days from a cautionary blood test. I thought I was just developing really severe side effects from my antidepressant and wanted to get off it. Turns out, this is what has been plaguing me the whole year. I fit the vast majority of the symptoms. Muscle tremors and weakness, significantly worse mental health, terrible sleep and sleep patterns, constant tiredness, heart palpitations, a racing heart (my resting heartrate at the doctors today was 103) and tinnitus. Problem is, I didn't really have the unexplained weight loss so it went under the radar. I think probably from a combination of my antidepressant (which has messed with my weight before), an ongoing knee injury, and it making my pre-existing depression and anxiety much worse (as well as the energy issues). I was struggling just to get up everyday and sleeping all day. And eating whatever I had around me. So, I think it was left to get pretty bad. The doctor was very surprised on the phone with lab at the results, and immediately checked my pulse, made me get an ECG and have my blood pressure taken. Then I had to immediately go have an urgent blood test and an ultrasound. I don't know why, but I've just been put on propylthiouracil to begin with by the doctor instead of carbimazole. I don't think I have any of the conditions in this video though. I was told by the GP from the ultrasound report that I more than likely have autoimmune thyroiditis. But I'm in the early stages, where it's presenting as hyperthyroidism. And that overtime I might switch to having hypothyroidism. I now have to book into an endocrinologist though for it to properly diagnosed and treated.

From the bottom of my heart.. God bless you ❤️

Thanks for saving us from memorising things without understanding ❤❤❤

I just got diagnosed with this yesterday, and for some reason I was just so sad- im currently 15 years old and everyday I felt as if I was lagging behind other kids in my school- not even being able to walk up the short stairs without hyperventilating, feeling as if I'm about to faint- and sweating so so much? My heart rate had also gone over 160+ even when resting normally but I thought that was the same as others? my eyes and neck had also been protruding but I had never thought anything of it because it seemed so minor? my appetite had also extremely increased but compared to what I was eating I never did seem to gain weight (I thought I just had great metabolism)- this video has taught me so much and I feel happier knowing what my body is going through, the initial shock is still there as I've always seen myself as pretty healthy- I think I just cried for a whole day because I felt I was too young for this and taking medication and undergoing ultrasounds and always having to do EKGS made me feel scared- but I'm now very aware and will be careful in the future- its only been a day but I feel as if my heart has definitely been going slower after taking pills and I'm excited to feel better! thank you♡♡♡

Your explanation is so good 👍

I've got Grave's and would recommend avoiding iodine (seafood, yoghurt, baked potatoes). Start taking magnesium supplements to help with fatigue. It's not just your muscles but your entire nervous system that's fatigued. I've tried many different supplemants and it's the one that I instantly felt an improvement in my condition after taking it.

thank you, it helped a lot really for my finals

10:00 I had a thyroidectomy, however I was told that my other thyroid glands would take up the slack afterward. It's been 9 years so far and I feel normal.

It's too bad this video doesn't mention that, as an autoimmune disease, hyperthyroidism due to Graves is largely reversible via diet and exercise. Eliminate sugars and all starches and exercise - it can reverse for you just as it reversed for me.

Wow habe had hyperthyroidism for 7 years and your video has been the most informative and helped me really understand this disease and also the Graves Disease aspect that I also have. THANK YOU

Great explanation!

My stepdad died from graves disease Feb 26 this year I sure do miss him please if you ever feel like sumn is wrong go to the hospital it might just save you ... RIP Bruce miss you man not a day goes by I dont think about you and what your up to up their

Thank you. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidsm since 2005. This video is very useful and informative. Thanks again.

Thank you for the information ❤️❤️❤️

Diagnosed on May 2022... The symptom I got was 'easily getting tired' and right now after a month, My eyes aren't that open like you know😭👀 and I've been drinking a medication and I've been doing well.

yes I was diagnosed with both today I received my results, hypothyroidism and graves disease. But I have suffered with heart problems, severe blood disorders, severe fatigue, I was once labeled disabled, is hard to find thyroids because they have to be active for it to be positive, so I was never diagnosed but my organs were crazy, now we know the problem. Is scary man.

Thanks so much for the video. My daughter is 14. She has recently diagnosed to have hyperthyroid. Before that she couldn't sleep at night but she woke up late. Recently she has also been experiencing fatigue. We live in the UK. My mother in law, who passed away during the second lockdown, had the thyroid problem before but she was told to remove it probably 20 years ago or longer. Of course, given the advancement of modern medical world more options are available. We were asked if our families have it before. I am wondering if these can be passed on generation after generation? Besides, her heart rate is really high. I measured it using my smart watch and recorded over 120 per minute and she was not doing any sport activity. What is a normal heart rate for a 14 years old? What above rate is considered dangerous? Or even life threating? Many thanks if you could let me know more things we need to be careful.

thanks this is really amazing and helpful

Greate and informative video sir. Thank you so much

Animation part is nice and explanation method is good 👍 👍 👍

So I'm in meps and I got turned down twice because my temperature was over 100, I googled why I felt like this when I'm not even sick I came to this I really hope I don't have this because it will delay my time to get into the military 😭

Nursing student here and this was awesome !

Very well explained

I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism at 16 I’m turning 20 years old this year and it’s still the same even when I was pregnant only thing has changed I don’t get tremors but the amount of weight I’ve lost makes me so sad I hope my medication gets sorted I’ve not helped forgetting my meds 😫

Nicely explained sir.. very useful for my exams

You're saving my life!!! Thank you 😊

Thanks for this!!!

I have hyperthyroidism and Graves disease I’ll be getting my thyroid removed in 2 days. I was diagnosed when I was 22 and suffered with it for 3 years medicine wasn’t working but I was also seeing a shitty endocrinologist. My new Endro says surgery is the only option really praying this works❤️ I’ll keep you guys updated.

This sounds like what my dad might have. All of a sudden his anti-anxiety medication stopped working and his anxiety skyrocketed. He has to have an AC blowing on him at all times. He dropped 20 lb in 3 months without even trying despite being 80 years old and having an extremely carb laden diet I'm not exercising at all... he should by all means be gaining weight,..also when I looked at his blood pressure readings, some days the pulse rate is normal and other times it's almost twice what it should be and I hadn't really thought much about that part because I know he gets angry and thought maybe his pulse rate had doubled because he was upset about something when he took his blood pressure, but putting all these things together it looks like this could be his problem so I have contacted the doctor and requested a TSH test as well as t3 and t4. I hate to say it, but I kind of hope this is what he has because we have been going on 3 months now with no end to this anxiety in sight and it has been literally insane! It's Disturbed everybody's lives and he is straight up miserable because the anxiety is so bad! And none of the seven or eight different medications they have given him has worked. So I'm really hoping it's his thyroid and it somehow managed to fly under the radar for this long without it being checked. I do know in 2017, they detected a nodule but didn't think it was a big deal at the time so nothing was ever done about it. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Excellent presentation!

This is what I need to see some months back. Thank God I no longer am taking Cabimozole. Hoping all will be well in after next blood works in 6 weeks Woooooooooooooh!!!

It's hard for me to sleep, I sweat ALOT, I'm always tired, my vision has gotten a bit more blurry, I've lost a good amount of hair and I'm constipated alot of the time 💀

I finally. have answers for some of my questions, but being hyperthyroidism, I have lost so much weight that I am exausted all the time. Need more advice on gaining weight back.‼️🤔🤔 I

excellent explanation

Great video....very informative

I started out having lots of issues with my heart like high hr, pressures, palpitations, went to the ER, I was fine, went to the cardiologists, even wore a monitor for a month, my heart is fine, I’ve also been having symptoms like restlessness and weight loss, I’m a skinny teen so I never loose weight, I lost 8 pounds in the last 2 weeks which is a lot for me, I finally got some bloodwork done and my thyroid levels were in fact high, now I have to wait a month for my endocrinologist appointment because of stupid corona, the last two months have been hell for me

I was diagnosed with Graves recently and I felt like my whole world came to and end. I cannot walk, shortness of breath, tremors, difficulty swallowing, hair loss, fatigue, weight loss and always feeling like I will have a heart attack. I was so tired and always nauseous. I have anxieties and panic attacks. I have tremors and pain. I am currently on methimazole and propranolol. I am really hoping that I get better. I just feel really scared and defeated.

Great breakdown thank you!!!!!

wonderful presentation

I refused the radiation and was put on a med for a while which was then withdrawn and it shocked the thyroid into a remissive state. That was 2 decades ago and tho every so often it borders hyper again it usually goes away after a couple months. I was feeling it linger and I started carnivore elimination diet and it went away almost instantly...along with my anemia and a load of other issues...I still have lingering problems but for the first time ever EVER I have HOPES of becoming fully healthy!

I deal with hyperthyroidism on a regular basis I can't sleep legs feel like their going out on me I just hope the medication works an help me improve my life I'm struggling..😭

Thank's for the vid sir very informative!!

very informative.