HOW To Tell If You’re Overdosing Your Thyroid And How To REVERSE It Immediately!

As with almost every conventional medication, thyroid hormone replacement drugs come with their own set of side effects. For someone who is suffering from hyperthyroidism due to disease, surgery, or radioactive iodine, there are a few risks associated with taking this type of medication. The most common ‘risks’ or ‘side effects’ of these drugs are actually symptoms caused by overmedication.



Doctors commonly use thyroid blood tests in an attempt to determine if you are over medicated. In some patients, TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) levels at the low end of normal, or below the low end may trigger symptoms of overmedication.

Doctors can also monitor T4 and T3 levels – these results could indicate that you are at the high end of normal, or above the normal level and may point to over medication as well.

Overmedication of the thyroid can also be determined by an elevated pulse rate, as your pulse can be sensitive to an overdosed thyroid.

Symptoms Of An Overdose

Patients who suffer from hypothyroidism because of disease, surgery, or radioactive iodine can easily become overmedicated.

Signs and symptoms of overmedication vary from person to person, but an overdose of thyroid hormone replacements are often similar to symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

These symptoms can include:




Elevated pulse and blood pressure
Anxiety, nervous energy, tremors, feeling jittery
Shaky hands, tremors
Feeling irritable, overly emotional, aggressive, easily startled, or erratic
Difficulty concentrating, mind is always racing, can’t shut off thoughts
Difficulty sleeping, insomnia
Fatigue, exhaustion
Perspiring, feeling overheated, especially when others are cold
Diarrhea or loose bowels
Heart palpitations, racing heartbeat
Depression
Weight loss with no change to diet/exercise, or sometimes, the opposite, weight gain
Increase in food intake, with no weight gain
Craving and/or eating more carbohydrates (bread, rice, pasta, sweets, fruits, sugary foods, etc.)
Unusual hunger pangs
Excessive thirst
Loss of appetite
Diarrhea, or frequent bowel movements
Hair loss
Changes to menstrual period (lighter, less frequent)
Enlarged, sensitive or tender neck
Dizziness, breathlessness
Achy or weak muscles and joints
Eyes are enlarging or looking “bug-eyed”
Dry, gritty, irritated, red eyes
Headache in eye area, pain behind the eyes
Sometimes, recognizing that you are overmedicated can be difficult. You might assume that being over medicated would result in you feeling the opposite of your hypothyroid symptoms. People tend to think that with too much medication they would feel more energetic, lose weight, and generally feel better than before.

So when you begin to feel constantly exhausted, have body aches, start gaining weight, and feeling more and more anxious, you may think your medication may not be working – you don’t instantly assume you are over medicated.





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