Sad at certain times of the day

[alilsick]

This does'nt happen evreyday thank God. I'm guessing maybe  4-6 days out of the month and not really back to back day's. I start to wake up feeling pretty good, no reasons to even feel crappy or depressed or down at all. I usually wake up at around 9 or 10a.m. feeling pretty good, nothing significant or serious triggers my mood change it usually happens slowly but I can feel it, I feel really, really,sad, anxious, irritable, fatigue, and down. It usually changes, say around 3-4p.m. and I can start to feel myself slowly go back up to feeling normal, like around 8-9p.m.. In that timeframe of feeling sad and really down, I tell myself it will pass as the time passes, even knowing that, I can't get myself to just accept it's only every once in awhile and it does'nt last long but it still does'nt make it easier to deal with. It's a pretty miserable long 6-7 hours and it's hard to get through them. Nothing seems to ease that time frame. I can't concentrate, or focus on anything so it's hard to get my mind off of that nasty rotted, blah feeling. I've tried reading, watching t.v. taking a walk, talk to freinds or family, or even talk with them through these feelings, why? Does anybody have this problem in the thyroid community? I have been diagnosed with depression have been prescribed zoloft and that pretty much helps me with my depression, but this is something different, not normal, not just depression, I just can't put my finger on exactly how to explain this thing. Is it more than a thyroid/hormonal thing or should I start looking at stronger anti depressants? I like how zoloft helps with the other days, and I don't want to be on another antidepressant or switching to different medications because it took me forever to find the right antidepressant with the zoloft. I had these thoughts/feelings for the past 5yrs and it has been getting harder and stronger and even more unbearable lately. I had spoke to my Dr. about it and he says it is my thyroid and justs leaves it at that, and so would I, but like I said it's becoming more and more uncomfortable and unbearable to handle, like it's getting bigger as time passes and I can't ignore it anymore. I have to do something about it, before it does get out of hand, what are my options here? I don't want to change or add on another antidepressant, I cant just slide through those days anmore as I use to when it was dealable, what do I do? for people who don't understand what its like to go through a day like that, I explain to them that this is how it feels: Imagine your car got stolen, you had  a whole month's worth of your earnings in that glove box, it's your fault because you left the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked, oh by the way they ran over your family pet on the way out,and oh by the way again your job called your fired, oh yeah the landlords here he wants yall out this week, and your kids are skipping school and the principle is expecting you to be there in fifteen minutes or she's reporting you to child protective services, but ohhhh wait you dont have a ride up there, ohhhh I can go on forever with that one on how to explain to people how you feel but unless you been there nobody understands. I just wanna know is there anyone like me out there like this in this forum? please help me. Sorry it wasnt suppose to end up this long.

[alilsick]

A saliva test kit? Hmmm, What does it test for exactly? And can I buy it at any local drug store? Please tell me cause I need a starting point, either for the adrenals or the thyroid. Besides, is one more of a serious illness then the other? Well, I guess depending on how progressed the illness's are, huh? See I don't know why but for some reason I can't get myself to call it a disease. I can't get myself to call my thyroid problems a disease. Is it a disease, or an illness or are they all in the same? Oh, I keep forgetting to tell yall this very important little problem I have and never realized this until I found this forum, but I have never realized how very important it was to keep my test result's, so I don't have any info on what my thyroid scores are. If the lab or Dr. keeps my old results I will definitly get them. I feel kinda silly not ever even asking for them, but I know now to definitly to get those results and to post them.Very important info.

[stella5349]

can you purchase a saliva test kit on your own? That could help determine alot

[alilsick]

it's funny you asked about my adrenals because I was going to ask my Dr. about that. I have been obsessed with tostito's and salt I can't seem to stop eating them oh my gosh I can't eat till I have had the tostio's and salt and I know that the salt caravings have to do with some kind of adrenal problems. but once again my problems are no insurance and no money so I have to wait to get on a government type healthcare program they call here in texas called a gold card. I have to wait 6 weeks to even get an apt.to see if I qualify.

[audra1]

Sounds like you are having a very hard time. At any point has anyone checked you for Adrenal functions. What you have been experiencing the ups and downs through the day sounds very much like Adrenal problems. Check Thyroid and Adrenals functions online They go hand in hand.  The very best of luck and hang in there.

[stella5349]

opps.. forgot cortisol dips too.

[stella5349]

It would be extremely beneficial for you to read up on the correlations of low T3 hormone and neurological / emotional behavior changes.

There are solid facts that with low thyroid T3 hormone a person can become emotionally unstable.

Other factors associated can be low Vit D - mentraul elevation and decrease in hormones and high sugar counts.

[HessyKat]

In your post you said you have talked to your Doctor about this and he said it is your thyroid. What exactly has he done to support that it is your thyroid. Have you had any thyroid tests run? Another thing is what is your age? I am going through perimenopause and I suffer with the depression and that really bad blah feeling too. I also am hypothyroid so I completely understand how you say you feel. Have you ever had a hormonal profile test done? Anyway, just some of these questions need to be addressed to help try to maybe figure out what could be going on with you. Of course I am no doctor but those are just my thoughts. Best of luck to you and hope you feel better soon.