[Xeneon]

I just found out that a kid I went to school with has been in the hosiptal because he has depression. I guess his monday of this week, he started acting alittle werid. He was suppost to be going to work and he ended up in toledo when they found him by a river. He wasn't answering his phone didn't go to work. His family kept calling and when he finally answered they went to pick him up and all he could say was I'm really tired and I just want to sleep. His family took him to the hosiptal to make sure all is well and they found out he has depression. I guess his SNL levels where way down. They said it is what keeps you from being depressed. I feel so bad for the kid and his family but at the sametime. I feel his pain. I think I may have depression. I have like all the signs of it but haven't tried anything yet. I'm really tired lately. I don't want to do anything but sleep. I'm becoming acky and I feel like I'm going to snap into pieaces. I'm loosing tons of hair right now like every time I take a shower I have a hair ball at the bottom of the drain. I don't want to have depression but I have been thinking for the past 3 years that I have depression. I feel like going to my doctor and saying give me anything so I can't feel anything. I have becoming more numb to things then normal. But then again I'm really stressed out and over whelmed with life right now too. I keep myself busy but I don't want to do any of it. I just want to stay home and sleep. Any feed back would be nice.

It all kind of mixed up in my head right now. So if this is all mixed up sorry.

thanks for reading.

[dragonfly2]

It sounds like you definitely need to be looked at by your doctor. The hair loss is particularly concerning to me. That, with the other symptoms, could be a sign of a thyroid problem. There may be other causes for the fatigue, and your doctor can order some tests to help figure out why you're not feeling well. This isn't some sort of character flaw and you don't need to just tough it out. Call your doctor.

[Xeneon]

I'm suppost to see a doctor I think in feb. so I will talk about it then. Unless it just gets worse. They have been checking my thyroid and it keeps coming up with no issues. They have been thinking it not always active but they have tested me a million times but can't catch it.

[dragonfly2]

Thyroid testing can be a little trickier than some doctors realize. The regular, routine thyroid tests (total T3, T4 and TSH) don't always catch the problems. I've included a link to an article that might be worth bringing to your doctor. They may have already done some of these other tests, but it's worth asking about just in case. The article references dozens of respected medical journals.

http://nahypothyroidism.org/diagnosistreatment/

I hope you find some relief soon.