subject: Cause And Treatment Of Hypothyroidism [print this page] There are two main causes of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid gland). The first is a result of inflammation of the thyroid gland or thyroiditis, which leaves a large percentage of the cells of the thyroid gland damaged or dead and incapable of producing adequate hormone. Autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's thyroiditis) is the most common cause of thyroid gland failure, inflammation of thyroid (or thyroiditis) caused by the his immune system. The second major cause is the broad category of "medical treatments." The treatment of many thyroid conditions warrants surgical removal of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy). If the total mass of thyroid producing cells left within the body are not sufficient to meet the needs of the body, the patient will be brought hypothyroidism. Remembering, this is often the goal of the surgery for thyroid cancer.
According to reports, Using thyroid hormone drugs can treat the Hypothyroidism easily. The most trustworthy thyroid replacement hormone is synthetic hormone . If we begin to treat this syndrome, you will have even visits with your physician to make certain of right dose of medicine (drugs) . The first week of starting to treatment, you might be having symptoms of hypothyroidism. Normally, All symptoms was disappeared within a few months. Children and Infants with hypothyroidism should be treated all the time, in the same time, older adults and people may take longer to respond to the medicine. At present, we found that there are about 10 million Americans who was suffered from Hypothyroidism.
In initiate to treatment , physician will give some drug therapy to you, levothyroxine is thyroid medicine that it was used to treat the hypothyroidism. Your should take medicine as directed because you will blood test about 6-8 weeks later to make sure the dose is right for you. If you take over little medicine, you might have symptoms of hypothyroidism, such as feeling cold, constipation, sluggish, and gaining weight. On other hand, If you take too much medicine, it can cause many problems, such as nervousness, dyssomnia (abnormal sleepiness), and tremors (shaking ) . In case of problem of heart attack, if you take too much medicine, it can cause abnormal heartbeats and chest pain. People, who have heart disease or cardiopathy, often start on a low dose of levothyroxine (thyroid medicine), and you should increase this medicine gradually. When you diagnose about thyroid gland and have severe hypothyroidism, you will treat this disease immediately. Untreated hypothyroidism can cause many syndromes, such as myxedema, coma, a rare and life-threatening condition. Be carefully with woman who is pregnant, because treatment during pregnancy is especially important because hypothyroidism can harm the developing fetus.
