Anxiety and Thyroid

[bigduff14]

So the doctor has me on 75mg effexor and .05 3 times a day xanax. I have had numerous physical blood test done and the only thing that came back was high cholestorol. The reason the doctor thinks i have anxiety problems is my sister has cystic fibrosis and ive dealt with that my whole life. Anyway my question is i get these weak feelings sometime and drinking but the feelings dont happen until a couple days later. Also i dont know if it is just anxiety problems. Do the doctors administor thyroid tests for a regular physical?

[stella5349]

There's really no test  - anxiety is a symptom. They only thing I can suggest and hope for you - is that you and your doctor have a good patient/doctor relationship and he/she really understands the symptoms of thyroid disease.

Here are some sites you should visit and print out if necessary for your next visit.

http://thyroid.about.com/od/depressionanxiety/Depression_Anxiety_and_the_Connection_to_Thyroid_Disease.htm

http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/thyroiddisease/Thyroid_Disease_and_Anxiety_Disorders.htm (THIS IS A GOOD ONE)

http://thyroid.about.com/b/2005/07/16/anxiety-in-subclinical-thyroid-conditions.htm

http://adam.about.com/reports/Anxiety-disorders.htm

I will say the closer you get to euthyroid  you should feel less antsy with anxiety. Best feel good TSH is between 1.0-1.5

The list is too huge - I have only given you a tiny snapshot of research.

[bigduff14]

Would the doctor know to test this type of stuff?

[stella5349]

Anxiety is a symptom of thyroid disorders. Hormones can and mostly will chemically change for you and most develop anxiety in both hyper/hypo. Regular stress can be present too - but I believe the thyroid excelerates the anxiety.

Good Luck and watch your cholestorol levels. They should be maintain depending on how high you really are.

[bigduff14]

BTW im a 21 year old male