Hypothyroid Issue

[annikoop]

I have recently been diagnosed with Hypothyroid- I believe I have had this for quite some time but not until recently did I start feeling the affects of it.  
I began getting hot flashes accompanied by extreme depression and extreme anxiety, I have had a series of weight ups and downs...but my main issue is .. the depression.. it  tends to slowly wear off toward the end of the day but not much. It is the worst when I wake up in the morning, I take my lorazapam and then I get tired.. so im miserable at work all day long.
I started back on my B/C - Yasmin and got off of it.. because I think the reason I had been so sad all the time was due partly to the extra horomones in my body.   I also have a prescription pill issue, I take pain meds almost regularly. This may have something to do with the depression as well.
Because of the switch in my B/C, I am now waiting for my period to start (its been about 3 days since i've discontinued the B/C.) -- I am nervous I have been pregnant this entire time, through the throid testing - and that is terrifying to me.   The man taking the initial test, asked if there was a chance I could be pregnant, I said no, because Well I was on birth control.  So now, I had taken those medicines, along with my anxiety meds, AND the use of the prescription pain killers, recreationally.

I am a big mess.
I need some input. thank you

[Cynnieb4]

The depression is the worst for me right now too. Just take it one day at a time. Smart move on the birth control. i too am stopping mine next month. Yes chances are something else is going on in your body other than thyroid. Just remember it takes 1-4 days after taking a bc pill. Also if you just started thyroid medicine, your periods will be a littly whacky right now. I am sure your fine. Anxiety is common with thyroid, either kind. Best I would do is relax. You will get there. Try and exercise, if you haave enough energy too:)

[mudkme83]

Wow you the female version of me. There is hope for you I must say.Like you
I have felt tired and depreesed and have extreme anxiety for years.I intially was daignosed about 4 months ago with a tsh level of 6.6 which was not that low. Since then i have tried levothroxine which i had had the worst drugged up feeling on that never went away.Now I have been taking Armour thyroid(natural thyroid for about 3 months and felt a little better but not much.I was down to a tsh level of 3.4.Just yesterday my doctor says take another pill every day to see if that helps. So I did. Now im taking 45 micrograms of the Armour. Today is the first day in years that i dont really feel depressed and the anxiety is just seemed to almost dissapear. I feel almost normal again. At least twice as well. So dont be fooled by what some doctors say. Your just not a a optimal level. They told me I was Bipolar and had 4 types of anxiety. Im telling them its my thyroid all along. I can just think so much more clear today and I feel like I just came out of acoma or something. So dont give up hope, and good luck.

[ChitChatNine]

Check your PM.

C~

[ChitChatNine]

I think (just my opinion) is go to the Dollar store and take a test.  Then you will know and can move from there in the direction to seek professional advice.

What were your TSH #'s, did they put you on meds for thyroid at all?

We are here to help, not judge ... so please stop back and keep in touch with us.

WELCOME to the Community,

C~

[annikoop]

I ALSO- have not yet been sent to the last doctor to get put on the meds that actually help me in the first place.   The Pain meds really calm me down and give me a sense of normalcy that I can't get any other way.    I hate that I have that looming over my head as well.