Does anyone here have an underactive thyroid?

tweetyshells

Can anyone please help advise how the hell you pull yourself through the depression that hits when it starts not working properly again?:(

I REALLY REALLY REALLY dont want to be put on tablets (anti depressants )again, not this time. I mean once its regulated again i should be ok right?

jinky67

hate to disappoint you but i was told it was a lifelong condition.
keep taking those pills!

tweetyshells

I know its a lifelong condition, i have had it for probably 10 years. Th depression only hits when its not at the level it should be. I have been stable for many years now until the last few months...

Twinny99

Its my experience sadly that the two go hand in hand.......

jinky67

sorry i misunderstood,
must be bad then cos i dont get that

tweetyshells

Sorry i probably didnt explain myself very well.

CrazyCat

Hi - I've had an underactive thyroid for about 20 years and know exactly what you mean. When I'm feeling a bit down I take St Johns Wort for a few days until it levels out again - helps no end.

May I suggest you ask your GP to refer you to see an endocrinologist? If your medication isn't making you feel better then there could be something else going on too.

In the summer after my GP said my dosage was too high according to the blood test but I was feeling decidedly "under". The endocrinologist chap I saw said that after taking thyroxine for may years sometimes the body has trouble converting the T4 in the medication into the T3 that the body utilizes.

I now take both T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (Liothyronine) and feel 100% better

There's some really interesting reading on this website:
http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/index.php

Hope this helps!

tweetyshells

Thanks, Well i have only been taking my higher dose of thyroxine for a week so i dont expect it to be working yet. have to up the dose again on friday so it will have gone up by 50mg then. I do already feel a very slight difference, but not enough yet.
I will bare that in mind if i still feel !!!! once its meant to be kicking in.
Thanks alot for your helo though, its much nicer getting actual person experiences.
Can i ask do you get the horrible hot flushes with it?

ali-t

I know what you mean about feeling rough when the dosage is wrong. I get really tired and spaced out and live on sugar rushes from way too much chocolate when I am like that.

I generally can't be bothered doing anything but exercise really does work. I'm not into exercising but get the dog and go out for a long walk as often as possible to try to lift my mood.

I have also accepted that I need to listen to my body rather than fight against it so generally retreat into my shell and pamper myself if that is what I think I need.

I don't know of any medication that works but a spa break usually helps! lol.

CrazyCat

Can't say I've had a problem with hot flushes - in fact I seem to be permanently cold - especially my feet!

littlereddevil

They say if you get hot flushes the dose is too high