What causes changes in energy or mood in Graves' disease?

Hormones are mainly responsible for mood changes in Grave’s disease. Specifically we are talking about thyroid hormones, TSH, TSI, T3, T4. Grave’s disease is is an autoimmune condition, and in addition to mood swings it can also cause tremors, increased heart beat, heat intolerance, weight loss, increased appetite as well as fatigue. read more

Changes in emotion and behavior are very common in patients with Graves’ disease. The changes may include emotional liability, nervousness, restlessness, irritability, fatigue and insomnia. These symptoms are very similar to those experienced by people with anxiety disorder or clinical depression. read more