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I am 48 years of age, I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder from my psychologist. He also informs me that I have Obsessive Compulsive tendencies and mood swings which resembles Bipolar. I am currently taking Doxepin 100 mg with Trazodone 100 mg in which I take at bedtime for anxiety/depression issues in which I have had problems sleeping so my psychiatrist put me on. Most of the day today I have felt like a 'zombie' walking around feeling very fatigue and 'wired' feelings of anxiety, shakey (shaky) at times...also have noticed of having fatigue headaches...wondering if my medicine needs to be changed. I also have been medically diagnosed as having 'hypothyroidism along with 'borderline' diabetes. I am currently taking Synthroid 50 mcg for my hypothyroidism but just watching my diet for the diabetes. My prim dr tells me the anxiety is NOT caused by hypothyroidism but other people say it maybe a factor. What do you think?
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So HOW do I tell my doctor that this needs to be done? How do I explain that we should do more testing when she says it DOESN'T need to be done----as she says that these are 'first' line tests......does anyone feel that maybe I should be seen by a specialist regarding this---GOSH--not sure if my doctor would even approve for me to go see one or not...she probably feels like she is HANDLING the situation....huh?
Flying- Good analogy. I may have to use that for my inept doctors. It's funny, other medical professionals are always asking me if I have this or that, but how would I know? My docs never test me or investigate. They guess. In my case they see the car running and leave it at that even though it stalls all of the time. As long as it is running, they are fine.
When you are having a problem. You NEED to go BEYOND "first line tests".
That is the point! You utilize 1st line tests as a BEGINNING into the investigation. Now that you are beyond the beginning and recognize a real problem, you need FURTHER and additional testing.
I just don't get the complete LACK of common sense logic Dr's use. For arguably very smart people Dr's sure seem to have their head up their backsides a whole lot of the time it seems. And it is rampant all over the country and the world. Just makes me shake my head in amazement.
If a car is not running. Do you stop looking for the problem when you do a first line investigation and find that the gas tank is not empty? What if there is water in the gas you wouldn't know it if you didn't do some further investigation.
Gee Whiz!
That is the point! You utilize 1st line tests as a BEGINNING into the investigation. Now that you are beyond the beginning and recognize a real problem, you need FURTHER and additional testing.
I just don't get the complete LACK of common sense logic Dr's use. For arguably very smart people Dr's sure seem to have their head up their backsides a whole lot of the time it seems. And it is rampant all over the country and the world. Just makes me shake my head in amazement.
If a car is not running. Do you stop looking for the problem when you do a first line investigation and find that the gas tank is not empty? What if there is water in the gas you wouldn't know it if you didn't do some further investigation.
Gee Whiz!
I just got a message from my primary dr that she has ordered thyroid tests, Vit D, Vit B12. But she says the others are not considered first line tests. Hoping by having these tests done it will show more info.
The hyperthyroid being the only cause of anxiety is a myth. There have been many studies done that showed the same incidences of anxiety in both hyper and hypothyroidism. Most doctors are not read up on the latest research unfortunately.
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Your latest symptom fits perfectly with an enlarged Thyroid. Many people feel pressure or feeling of being choked. Maybe it represents itself in you as the feeling of the need to clear your throat.
Until you have completely exhausted the whole Thyroid thing. I would NOT let them convince you that this is all in your head and some how mental or psychiatric.
It could be psychiatric. But I would rule out Thyroid first.