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Thyroid, a butterfly-shaped

gland in your neck below your Adam’s

apple

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Adam’s apple, is your chief gland of energy and

metabolism and is like a master lever that fires up the genes

that keep cells doing their jobs.

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You can think of the thyroid as a fundamental mechanism in a complex machine, as every cell

in your body has thyroid hormone receptors.

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When your thyroid doesn't produce enough hormones, the balance of chemical reactions in your body can be upset.

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There can be a number of causes, including autoimmune

disease, treatment for hyperthyroidism, radiation

therapy, thyroid surgery and certain medications.

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Problems with the thyroid include

overactive thyroid, or hyperthyroidism, and underactive thyroid or

hypothyroidism.

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The thyroid gland in the neck makes hormones to help regulate the

body's metabolism and a person's growth.

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An overactive thyroid can make a person feel

nervousness or anxious, be hyperactive

and experience unexpected weight loss

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An underactive thyroid can make a person feel tired, put on

weight and feel depressed.Other thyroid disorders may cause a harmless swelling, or

goitre, and thyroid cancer.

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www.genericdruglimited.comThyroid hormones are made by the thyroid gland. The

thyroid gland makes and releases two thyroid hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).

Thyroid hormones affect every cell and all the organs of the body. The control the rate at which your body

burns calories (yourmetabolism). This affects whether you gain or lose weight. It can slow down or speed up

your heartbeat.It can raise or lower your body temperature.It change how fast food moves through

your digestive tract.Affect muscle strength.

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www.genericdruglimited.comNeo-Mercazole is used to treat

hyperthyroidism or overactive thyroid gland (a condition where the thyroid

gland produces too much thyroid hormones).Neo-Mercazole belongs to

a group of medicines called anti-hyperthyroidism agents. These medicines work by reducing the production of thyroid hormones.

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Synthroid (levothyroxine) is a replacement for a hormone normally produced by your thyroid gland to regulate the body's energy and metabolism. Levothyroxine is given when the thyroid does not produce enough of this hormone on its own. Synthroid treats hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone)

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