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Suggest Treatment For Grave's Disease
I am 35 yr. old female and have had Grave's Disease for 5 years and can not seem to quit cigarettes, please explain the correlation of cigarettes and my diagnosis's as well as, I want to quit but have a high stress job and often have excuses and can't seem to stop :( for my health and only started working so hard to afford my bloodwork and health care. the disease almost put me in a thyroid storm but borrowed money long enough to get regulated and get back to work and the smoking thing, I feel like I am going backwards.
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
Hello,
I have gone carefully through your concern.
Smoking is considered a major risk factor for Grave'' disease. Combined with stress, they keep high the antibodies responsible for stimulating the thyroid gland to produce too much thyroid hormones.
If the overactive thyroid persists for more than
1.5 years than a deffinite treatment is suggested; surgical removal of the thyroid gland or radioactive iodine treatment.
It is very important to stop smoking and try to avoid stress.
Wish you good health.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
I have gone carefully through your concern.
Smoking is considered a major risk factor for Grave'' disease. Combined with stress, they keep high the antibodies responsible for stimulating the thyroid gland to produce too much thyroid hormones.
If the overactive thyroid persists for more than
1.5 years than a deffinite treatment is suggested; surgical removal of the thyroid gland or radioactive iodine treatment.
It is very important to stop smoking and try to avoid stress.
Wish you good health.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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