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Originally Posted by Blue_Bird
I was wondering about the relation to thyroid disorders and anxiety/panic attacks, mood swings, depression. Does anybody on here have hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism? I am going to get my thyroid tested for the first time in a few months, requested by my psychiatrist. He said he just wanted to rule it out before he changes anything to my diagnosis? I'm not sure why I was never asked to get this done before, I just now found out thyroid disorders could actually cause issues that show up as what seems to be mental health problems.
I guess I'm just surprised none of my previous psychiatrists brought this up the past years, it seems like something that should be ruled out initially years before they put you on all kinds of medications. Of course I don't know if I have issues with my thyroid or not yet but I imagine it would be frustrating finding out you have something that's been overlooked when it would seem like at least one doctor would suggest it
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It is so important to consider your thyroid. your psychiatrist is very thorough to want to have this done. I have hypothyroidism. In the early eighties a routine checkup by my Doctor at the time found out that my thyroid was three times the size it was suppose to be and found out it was a precancerous condition due to having radiation done to me as a baby in the 50's.I had terrible depression and anxiety) I had a thyroidectomy and today I take a pill everyday because of it. Hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism is important in many physical as well as mental issues. Today I still have problems with depression, and other mental health problems, I can only imagine how it would be a lot worse had I not had my thyroid checked, not to mention cancer of the thyroid.
warm thoughts to you.