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If someone you know has hyperthyroidism, you’re probably eager to help, but you might not be sure how. In this video, endocrinologist Damaris Vega shares the number one best thing you can do for someone who is experiencing hyperthyroidism. She also explains why it’s so important that your loved one gets the treatment they need.
Key Takeaways
- The best thing you can do for someone with hyperthyroidism is encourage them to get treatment and work with a doctor.
- Untreated hyperthyroidism can cause an arrhythmia and even congestive heart failure.
- A doctor can help you friend get their levels under control so they can live a normal life.
Video Transcript
The most important thing to tell your friend is that you have to be examined by a doctor. Because hyperthyroidism, being untreated, can eventually lead you to have an arrhythmia and even congestive heart failure. And the symptoms are very significant, you know, enough to disturb your quality of life. So, you have to go to the doctor, the doctor has to make an assessment and evaluate what is causing the hyperthyroidism and then he will explain the different treatment modalities to, you know, get your levels under control, and then go back to your regular life.
