I have a hyperthyroid due to taking the drug interferon. I realize this is not suppose to be a true autoimmune disorder, but a temporary condition. I has been 1 1/2 years since quit that drug and have been having some real problems for the past 6 months. My eyelids swell, and sometimes I cannot focus, or it is very difficult. I would like to wait this out a little longer, before having my thyroid nuked. Is there anything that yoga can do for the eye problem, or the thyroid in general? I suspect that my thyroid function is really fluctuating some, as I have gained 15 lbs in the past several months.
Research on Yoga Therapy is sketchy but for details I would recommend you consult mail@yec.com and see what information the Yoga Research and Education Center has in their archives.
One should definitely do the normal recommended yoga program for hyper and hypo thyroid conditions which is to to prolong your shoulderstand until you can maintain it for 10 minutes. The counter pose should also be extended until it is 5 minutes. Normally this is fish but it can also be a gentle cobra or the lying twist Jathara Parivartanasana. I have a friend with this bulging eye symptom from her hyperthyroid condition and to my knwledge there is nothing natural that seems to make a difference. Although she says that what she is doing with affirmations and energetic work is making a difference in terms of the pressure in the eyese, there is no visible outward change from her friends point of view. namaste Mukunda