Common Signs Indicating Hyperthyroidism

Excessive Fatigue

Fatigue, similar to sleep difficulties, is another symptom of hyperthyroidism, generally resulting from insomnia, anxiety, sleep apnea, night sweats, and disrupted sleep patterns. Similar to hypothyroidism, if Graves’ disease is the underlying cause for an individual’s thyroid issues, treating Graves’ disease and hyperthyroidism will typically resolve excessive fatigue. Sleep apnea, another serious sleeping disorder, can also greatly contribute to fatigue due to reduced oxygen intake while sleeping. Besides fatigue and lingering grogginess, sleep apnea can also cause a patient to snore, wake up gasping for air, headaches, and waking up at night to urinate.

There are some ways a patient with hyperthyroidism who are experiencing fatigue can try to optimize their sleep health to reduce the amount of fatigue they feel the next day. For instance, they can try to keep their bedroom cooler, avoid electronics before bedtime, minimize light in the bedroom, avoid caffeine and alcohol in the afternoon, avoid naps, and avoid exercising after dinner.