What to do about hyperthyroidism in the elderly

Elderly hyperthyroidism can be checked in time, and under the guidance of the doctor through medication, daily care and other ways to control the disease, if necessary, may also need surgical treatment and so on. 1. medication: the elderly hyperthyroidism can follow the doctor’s instructions to use anti-thyroid drugs, such as methimazole tablets, propylthiouracil, etc., such drugs can regulate the patient’s body’s thyroid hormone levels, in order to promote the recovery of the disease, should pay attention to the monitoring of liver function, blood routine during the period of taking medication. 2. Daily care: daily life should maintain a good mood, avoid the phenomenon of emotional fluctuations, should also eliminate their own ideological concerns, and actively cooperate with the treatment. The usual diet should eat high-calorie, high-vitamin, easy-to-digest food, in order to promote the body’s hypermetabolic consumption. Elderly people with hyperthyroidism should follow the doctor’s instructions as soon as possible to correctly and actively treat the disease, which can prevent the disease from deteriorating.