What are the side effects of Thyroid Hormone Therapy?
When taking thyroid hormones, as the more than nine million Americans who are hypothyroid should do, you need to be alert to signs you are taking too much and cut back accordingly. (Some estimates put the number higher still, at 30 to 40 percent of the population with low thyroid hormone levels). Watch out for a heartbeat that is too hard and too fast, a feeling of suffocating, overheating, intense sweating, moist and humid skin, abnormal thirst, enormous appetite, unintentional weight loss, jumpiness, feverishness, poor sleep, and trembling fingers. The nutritional supplements of selenium and zinc are very important in the production of triiodothyronine. This is the most important thyroid hormone. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms please contact your doctor or our pharmacist. A simple home test may help too determine if you have a thyroid disorder. Take your body temperature before arising out of bed 3 mornings in a row. If you are consistently below 97 degrees, there is a
