When I google the following: "thyroid storm" hallucinations "Virginia Woolf" -- I get five hits, none of which are relevant. Certainly I am not the only one who has wondered about Virginia Woolf's episodes of psychotic experiences. She writes very clearly about sensing her heart racing shortly before she experiences neurological changes, some of which proceed to clear psychotic breaks. Over the years, it seems that her psychotic breaks became less frequent and it is a fact that for many, the thyroid simply "burns itself out."
Wiki.com has this to say about hyperthyroidism: "Major clinical signs include weight loss (often accompanied by an increased appetite), anxiety, intolerance to heat, hair loss, weakness, hyperactivity, irritability, apathy, depression, polyuria, polydipsia, delirium, tremor, pretibial myxedema, and sweating. Additionally, patients may present with a variety of symptoms such as palpitations and arrhythmias (notably atrial fibrillation), shortness of breath (dyspnea), loss of libido, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea."
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