{"id":8889,"date":"2026-03-13T08:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/about-hyperthyroidism\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:51:29","slug":"about-hyperthyroidism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/at\/about-hyperthyroidism\/","title":{"rendered":"About Hyperthyroidism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-health-block-129ILD wp-block-lazyblock-health-block\"><div class=\"heading-detail\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Die\u00a0<span class=\"has-inline-color\">Schilddr\u00fcse<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>\u00dcber Hyperthyreose<\/h1>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n  <div class=\"detail-heading\">\n          <p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Eine Hyperthyreose oder \u00dcberfunktion der Schilddr\u00fcse liegt vor, wenn die Schilddr\u00fcse zu viel Schilddr\u00fcsenhormon produziert und in den Blutkreislauf abgibt, wodurch der Stoffwechsel des K\u00f6rpers beschleunigt wird.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>      <\/div>\n  \n<div class=\"parent\">\n\t<div class=\"share-wrapper mb\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"social-container\" id=\"socialBox\">\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"facebookShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/facebook-share.svg\" alt=\"Facebook\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"linkedinShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/linkedin-share.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"whatsappShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/whatsapp-share.svg\" alt=\"WhatsApp\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"emailShare\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hyperthyroidism-300x186.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion geht oft mit einer Familiendisposition einher und tritt am h\u00e4ufigsten bei jungen Frauen auf.<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Man wei\u00df leider bisher wenig dar\u00fcber, warum bestimmte Personen im Besonderen von dieser Erkrankung betroffen sind.<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Wenn ihr an einer Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion leidet, habt ihr wahrscheinlich schon einen Gewichtsverlust wahrgenommen, obwohl ihr normal oder sogar mehr esst als fr\u00fcher.<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Vielleicht f\u00fchlt ihr euch auch \u00e4ngstlich oder euer Herzschlag ist beschleunigt.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_zitternde_Haende-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_zitternde_Haende-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_zitternde_Haende-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_zitternde_Haende-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-color\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hauptsymptome einer Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Achtet auf folgende Symptome:<sup>1,2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schneller Herzschlag (oft \u00fcber 100 Schl\u00e4ge pro Minute)<\/li>\n<li>Nervosit\u00e4t und\/oder Gereiztheit<\/li>\n<li>Gewichtsverlust ohne Ern\u00e4hrungsumstellung<\/li>\n<li>Hervortretende Aug\u00e4pfel (typisch f\u00fcr\u00a0Morbus Basedow)<\/li>\n<li>Muskelschw\u00e4che, vor allem in Oberarmen und Oberschenkeln<\/li>\n<li>Vermehrtes Schwitzen<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e4ufiger Stuhlgang<\/li>\n<li>Leichtere oder weniger h\u00e4ufige Menstruationszyklen<\/li>\n<li>Zitternde H\u00e4nde<\/li>\n<li>Feines, br\u00fcchiges Haar<\/li>\n<li>Glatte und d\u00fcnne Haut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><br \/>Es ist wichtig, dass die Symptome einer Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion nicht unbehandelt bleiben, da schwerwiegende Komplikationen auftreten k\u00f6nnen. Dar\u00fcber hinaus erh\u00f6ht eine Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion das Risiko f\u00fcr Osteoporose (Verlust von Knochenmasse) und f\u00fcr Knochenbr\u00fcche, wobei auch hier Frauen nach der Menopause ein h\u00f6heres Risiko haben.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Symptome allein geben jedoch keinen verl\u00e4sslichen Aufschluss dar\u00fcber, ob ihr unter einer Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion leidet. K\u00f6rperliche Untersuchungen und Bluttests sind daher erforderlich.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Frau_Lupe-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Frau_Lupe-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Frau_Lupe-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Frau_Lupe-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wer ist gef\u00e4hrdet?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Menschen mit Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion in der Familiengeschichte<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Frauen<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Frauen, die\u00a0k\u00fcrzlich schwanger waren<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>\u00dcber 60-j\u00e4hrige Menschen<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Menschen mit einer Autoimmunerkrankung (z. B. Typ-1-Diabetes)<\/li>\n<li>Raucher<sup>6<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Menschen, die ein \u00dcberma\u00df an Schilddr\u00fcsenhormonen einnehmen<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Menschen, die ein \u00dcberma\u00df an\u00a0Jod\u00a0einnehmen<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Menschen, die jodhaltige Medikamente einnehmen, die mit Schilddr\u00fcsenhormonen in Wechselwirkung stehen<sup>6<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Bluttest-1536x864-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Bluttest-1536x864-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Bluttest-1536x864-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Bluttest-1536x864-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Bluttest-1536x864-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-color\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diagnose von Schilddr\u00fcsenfunktions-st\u00f6rungen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Der Arzt kann eine Schilddr\u00fcsenfunktionsst\u00f6rung durch einen einfachen Bluttest anhand der Konzentration des Schilddr\u00fcsen-stimulierenden Hormons (TSH) und der Schilddr\u00fcsenhormone im Blut nachweisen.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ihr habt den Verdacht, an einer Schilddr\u00fcsenerkrankung zu leiden? Dann besprecht eure Sorgen mit eurem Arzt. PS: F\u00fcr das Arztgespr\u00e4ch ist es hilfreich, wenn ihr eure Symptome vorab schriftlich festhaltet. Oder probiert unseren\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/at\/symptom-checker\/\">Symptom-Checker<\/a>\u00a0zu Schilddr\u00fcsenst\u00f6rungen aus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Medikation-1536x864-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Medikation-1536x864-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Medikation-1536x864-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Medikation-1536x864-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Icon_Medikation-1536x864-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-color\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wie wird eine Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion behandelt?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je nach Art der Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion, dem Alter und Gesundheitszustand des Patienten sowie dem Schweregrad der Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion wird der Arzt die am besten geeignete Behandlungsoption w\u00e4hlen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thyreostatika (Anti-Schilddr\u00fcsen-Medikamente) hemmen die Schilddr\u00fcse, neue Schilddr\u00fcsenhormone zu produzieren.<sup>1\u00a0<\/sup>Alternativ kann das Schilddr\u00fcsengewebe mit radioaktivem Jod zerst\u00f6rt oder Teile der Schilddr\u00fcse bzw. das ganze Organ operativ entfernt werden.<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Die daraus resultierende\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/at\/about-hypothyroidism\/\">Hypothyreose\u00a0<\/a>wird dann ad\u00e4quat medikament\u00f6s behandelt.<sup>1,7<\/sup><br \/><br \/>Wie Schilddr\u00fcsenhormone das Herz beeinflussen!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Das Herz ist ein wesentliches Zielorgan der Schilddr\u00fcsenhormone. Jede Ver\u00e4nderung in den Schilddr\u00fcsenhormonspiegeln wirkt sich auf das Herz aus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ein \u00dcberma\u00df an Schilddr\u00fcsenhormonen als Folge einer Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion (Hyperthyreose) kann folgende Auswirkungen haben:<sup>8<\/sup><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schnellerer, st\u00e4rkerer Herzschlag, der zu Herzklopfen und Vorhofflimmern (unregelm\u00e4\u00dfiger Herzschlag) f\u00fchren kann<\/li>\n<li>Erh\u00f6hter Blutdruck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Unbehandelt verschlechtert oder beschleunigt eine<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/at\/about-hypothyroidism\/\">\u00a0Schilddr\u00fcsenunter<\/a>\u2013 oder -\u00fcberfunktion bestehende Herzerkrankungen oder l\u00f6st diese aus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eine leichte Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion beeintr\u00e4chtigt das \u00e4ltere Herz!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">0,7 bis 12,4 % der Bev\u00f6lkerung weisen eine leichte Hyperthyreose auf.<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0Patienten mit einer Schilddr\u00fcsen\u00fcberfunktion k\u00f6nnen zwei Kategorien zugeordnet werden: Patienten mit niedrigen, aber nachweisbaren TSH-Werten und Patienten mit nicht nachweisbaren TSH-Werten.<sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0Patienten mit nicht nachweisbarem TSH haben ein gr\u00f6\u00dferes Risiko, Herzprobleme wie Vorhofflimmern zu entwickeln. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine Rhythmusst\u00f6rung mit chaotischem Herzschlag, der zu einer schlechten Blutzirkulation f\u00fchrt. Diese Konstellation wird am h\u00e4ufigsten bei \u00e4lteren Menschen angetroffen, bei denen die Diagnose sp\u00e4t erfolgt und die bereits an Herzerkrankungen leiden.<sup>9<\/sup><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US-amerikanische Therapierichtlinien empfehlen die Behandlung von \u00e4lteren Patienten \u00fcber 60 Jahren, bei denen kein TSH nachweisbar ist.<sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0Bei j\u00fcngeren Patienten, die keine Symptome aufweisen, scheint eine engmaschige Kontrolle ausreichend zu sein.<sup>10<\/sup><\/p>  \n\n      <div class=\"reference-toggle\">\n      <div class=\"ref-header1\" id=\"refToggle\">\n        <span>Referenzen<\/span>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"refimg\" id=\"refIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/ref-close.webp\" alt=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ref-content\" id=\"refContent\">\n        <section class=\"reference-content\">\n<div id=\"collapseExample\" class=\"content-collapse collapse show\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 text-reference\">\n<ul>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. 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