1. My thyroid went totally haywire.
- Author
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Meer, Whitney
- Subjects
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GRAVES' disease , *PANIC disorder diagnosis , *CLAUSTROPHOBIA , *COLLEGE students , *FATIGUE (Physiology) , *HEADACHE , *HUNGER , *THYROID diseases , *THYROTROPIN , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *SYMPTOMS , *DIAGNOSIS , *THERAPEUTICS ,THYROID disease diagnosis - Abstract
In this article, the author talks about her experience of being diagnosed with Graves' disease, autoimmune disorder resulting in overproduction of thyroid hormones. Topics discussed include constant headaches with insatiable hunger even after full meals and shakes from low blood sugar, decrease in weight and being always tired, and eating vegetables, avoiding excess sugar and alcohol and sleeping way more than the average.
- Published
- 2017