So...my jerky thyroid..

I have had symptoms lately dealing with thyroid problems that I have had under control for several years now! I decided Id call my Dr and tell them I want it tested because I take a higher dose of lithium these days. I get a call back today that is was a 7 and that my Dr had called in a higher dose of that medicine. It explains ALOT of crap going on with me lately. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism seven years ago so I wasn't really on guard about symptoms. It explains:

weight gain, really dry skin, hair loss, drier hair than normal, intolerance to cold, muscle cramps, decreased appetite, trouble concentrating, memory loss, slow thinking, fatigue, irregularity with women's health, GI issues and irritability!

Wow! I can't help but wonder.....could my jerky thyroid of been a root cause of my recent bout with agitation/hypomania..

Thoughts?

Hi Halliebeth,

My hypothyroidism kind of sends me into depression - the "fatigue and slow thinking" kind of mode.

But you know what.

I wouldn't put a thyroid past anything.

So if it was under / over active I recon it would be responsible for a range of fluctations in our overall wellbeing, just my opinion.

Yeh, I agree with Hooligan. Your thyroid issues could certainly have caused some of the agitation/hypomania related symptoms. Have your asked a doctor?

Usually it would send me into depression but the thyroid is a tricky organ in that affects everything so I just wondered. I didn't see Dr. I just went and had labs drawn. I go back in three months to see how 88mcg helps.

Could be. Sounds like a good reason to get it checked out again. I just had knee surgery on Tuesday and apparently when they intubated me, they discovered my thyroid is obstructing my airway. Have an appointment in a couple of weeks with a specialist to see what is up. What a pleasant feeling to wake up from anesthesia having a doctor in your face telling you about the goiter and that you need to see Dr. Sequiera over and over and over again.

Well I had it checked this week. I'm on a higher dose of levothyroxine now so it should help soon