Have you had your TSH levels checked? That would be the first step. Your story reminds me of mine. I wake up every 1.5 hrs, anxiety, brain won't stop with the racing thoughts , along with heart racing. I have been just diagnosed 2 wks and am on Armour thyroid for hypothyroid. Take care and believe me I feel your pain...or should I say distress and anxiety.
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I am 37 yrs old with a chronic neck pain from work over a year ago. with this comes depression was on a lot of meds different docts laters 90 mlg of cympbalta. When I miss my period my doctor told me to STOP all my meds at once. now i have the following sympthoms: no period, cramps, lower back pain, dizziness (enought not to trust my self to drive at all), vomitting, depressed (suisidal toughts, but i am scared to go back to cymbalta because of what i have found out today cymbalta withdrawals), my neck hurts heck a lot but i cannot take meds because i do not know what is going on, all my nails and my hair are not healthy just bump my nails and they will break, cant sleep, left upper arms numbness (came with my neck problem). Now what??????
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You certainly should have thyroid tested. It may be normal, then you should talk to your doctor about other possible causes.
hi,yes that very much sounds like thyroid ....might want to get it checked ....take care ....deb
Thank you for your response. I need to do that. Did you have a problem with anxiety and forgetfulness and really hard to concentrate during the day cant think straight sometimes?