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Graves' Disease is an auto-immune disorder in which the body unaccountably attacks itself. In such disorders, the immune system is hyper-vigilant, prepared to fight off enemy viruses at all times. But when no such enemies are present, the immune system turns against its own tissues. This in turn...
There are two primary components to Graves' Disease--hyperthyroidism and opthalmopathy. In my case, I have yet to develop the latter, a pronounced bulging of the eyeballs. Hopefully preventive treatment will keep this aspect of the disease from developing. I do, however, suffer from hyperthyroidism, and its mysterious effects were...
Detection of thyroid disorder and Graves' Disease has proved to be a difficult science: everyone feels anxious, tense, emotionally up-and-down, irritable, impatient, distractible, overactive and depressed to one degree or another. Especially on a college campus, especially at a school like Harvard, the average student probably feels any...
At first I was uncomfortable talking about the fact that I have Graves' Disease, not wanting to inspire an unnecessary level of concern in others for my health. The gravity of Graves' Disease isn't that much to face up to, really, and it's given me a perspective I...
Currently I'm on medication to suppress my overactive thyroid gland. The hope is that by taking my medication regularly and by doing my best to regulate my lifestyle, my thyroid gland will quickly begin to regulate itself as well. I figure my metabolism has to slow down eventually. After...