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Originally Posted by chocmouse
Thanks for the link. It brings up some things that I am often concerned about.
For example this part
"Common culprits include under- or over-active thyroid glands, which can cause depression and anxiety, respectively. Deficiencies of vitamins D, B-12 and folate, as well as hormonal changes and sleep disorders have also been linked to depression."
When I went to my GP and told him about my symptoms he never suggested to test for thyroid problems or vitamin deficiencies but recommended I rest and relax for a month or two.  The first pdoc I saw immediately prescribed an AD without ordering any bloodwork.
Without a doc recommendation, I went to the lab and paid for the tests myself and it turned out I had hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiencies and elevated levels of a few hormones.
Now that I have a mi diagnosis, when I go to regular doctors they don't seem to take my symptoms seriously because they blame everything on the mi.  |
Ohhhh I know what you mean!!!! I had severe pain one in my abdomen one year and they treated me like I was crazy and it was all in my head I had to pretty much demand certain tests and diagnose myself .....yeah it was an ovarion cyst that had burst....it pisses me off even more that my family does the same friggin thing...and even when they find out it was something else I get a brush off....grrrr