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HELP !

by holi91, May 05, 2008 02:03PM
For 7 years now  I have had thyrotoxicosis, hypo thyriod (Graves disease). For the past few months I have been having rather a lot of suicidal thoughts. Not planning on doing anything, just alot of thoughts. I typed this in on Google to see if there was any useful information that might help me through it and clicked on this link. Scanning through, it seems that this may be due to my thyriod problems. Is this correct or am I having these thoughts for a different reason? Lately I have also been having family problems such as parents splitting up and exams coming up.

What should I do ??


This discussion is related to Extreme depression, sucidal thoughts and anxiety--common w/ hypothyroidism??.
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by AR-10, May 05, 2008 05:33PM
Depression and anxiety are symptoms many thyroid patients suffer. If your hormone levels are going up or down, that seems to make it worse. Stress makes it worse, too.

What you said about your condition is confusing.
Thyrotoxicosis is a form of Hashimoto's that makes you hyper.
Graves makes you hyper, but it does not give you thyrotoxicosis.

Have you had all four antibody tests run? Do you have Grave's, or do you have Hashimoto's?

Are you taking PTU or Methimazole, or are you taking Synthroid, or both?

It sounds like you have thyroiditis, but a one sentence description on your part does not allow an educated guess on my part.

What you are feeling is normal for what you are going through. Just don't act on it. If the urges get strong, talk to a doctor about anti-depressants or counselling.
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