POLL: DEPRESSED? HAVE YOU HAD YOUR THYROID CHECKED? READ MY STORY PLEASE

[Meditation guide]

Wait this JUST happened?

What are you referring to? If you mean my depression, it's been gone for over ten years. I'm on this site because of physical pain. I stopped my thyroid meds a while back when I ran out for two months and started to almost fall into a coma.

 

[Teal_Blue_Dreams]

What are you referring to? If you mean my depression, it's been gone for over ten years. I'm on this site because of physical pain. I stopped my thyroid when I ran out of meds for two months and started to almost fall into a coma.

Gotcha! Thanks. Thought you were saying that you were just cured.

 

[Teal_Blue_Dreams]

don't do the professional victim routine.

ummm...what the heck is going on here?

 

[ceelestial]

ummm...what the heck is going on here?

Read the thread and you'll find out?

 

[Teal_Blue_Dreams]

i did. was confused. none of my business anyway. hope you have a great night.

 

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

I would definitely reccomend getting a TSH test (and if it's abnormal get a test for antibodies found in Hashimoto's disease as well, a lot of people with chronic hypo/hyperthyroidism can have a lurking autoimmune condition causing it) as well as a vitamin B12 and Vitamin D test.

I think my neuropathy was caused by chronic B12 deficiency for many years during my adolescence, my psychiatrists and doctor at the time wouldn't send me for a blood test. When I finally got one, they were shocked I had the vitamin levels of a corpse. Being malnourished in Foster care likely lead to worsening deficiencies for me. So if you have any sort of eating disorder or feel depressed it is imperative to get a test. My neuropathy is permanent now.

If the doctor won't write an order for the tests, you can pay online for a private laboratory test order, take it to a local hospital or phlebotomy lab, and get the results in the mail a few days later.

 

[TooConscious]

I get my test results and where I live I can also order a TSH test myself. I see the results and request the dose I need. I do realize if my hair starts to fall out I need a higher dose and also have other symptoms that go away when my dose is raised. I have found over the years my dose needs to be raised about every two years.

This actually is the correct thing to base the dose on. It's such an individual thing but generally if that TSH score is very low people feel better. Even below 1 is sometimes needed.

Ah my friend you are assuming everyone has the same medical access, knowledge as you. Where people are getting annoyed I think.

UK the doctors are hit and miss if they'll do a Tsh test, only if Tsh is way off will they do t4, maybe t3.

Paying private costs £50 just for Tsh, £100 for all 3

I paid privately, showed my gp who refused to accept the results still due to not being nhs, so I bought thyroxine myself and when I ran out I had organ failure and its now on my file that I abused thyroxine by taking 100mcg for what was hypothyroidism. Because the doctor had no compassion.
I believe alot of compassion and even common sense in doctors is gone due to people abusing the system for things like benefits whilst doctors who care live a terribly demanding /difficult existence. They become apathetic, even cruel sometime it certainly seems. Orchestrated by the Draco.

And the average people rarely help each other instead criticise and destroy for as simple as a differing opinion.

 

[ceelestial]

Ah my friend you are assuming everyone has the same medical access, knowledge as you. Where people are getting annoyed I think.

UK the doctors are hit and miss if they'll do a Tsh test, only if Tsh is way off will they do t4, maybe t3.

Paying private costs £50 just for Tsh, £100 for all 3

I paid privately, showed my gp who refused to accept the results still due to not being nhs, so I bought thyroxine myself and when I ran out I had organ failure and its now on my file that I abused thyroxine by taking 100mcg for what was hypothyroidism. Because the doctor had no compassion.
I believe alot of compassion and even common sense in doctors is gone due to people abusing the system for things like benefits whilst doctors who care live a terribly demanding /difficult existence. They become apathetic, even cruel sometime it certainly seems. Orchestrated by the Draco.

And the average people rarely help each other instead criticise and destroy for as simple as a differing opinion.

haha that's the same as me, i found pancreatic insufficiency on a private test because my GP was a fat idiot who thinks every symptom on earth is anxiety, when i showed him and the specialist they went into denial and made me redo the NHS version claiming "it'll probably come out normal!" it came out worse...