Mental health

[stevo_tdo]

Originally Posted by bigeyes

the plot thickens with my condition.

turns out high estrogen can mimic hypothyroidism, so some of my symptoms are from the estrogen imbalance and some of them are from hypo and neither of them have been properly addressed. It's even possible ALL of my symptoms are from high estrogen now and the hypo is completely under control.

so now they're trying to get my progesterone levels up to lower the estrogen and then we'll take another look at thyroid levels.

I've done a lot of reading in the past few weeks and it looks to me like my estrogen levels could have gone out of whack when they took me off the pill in my early 20s because of my migraines and just steadily continued to get worse over the years.

Yeah, my fiance is a mess without her birth control. A lot of women have that problem but they start them off so early now (usually 13 or so for birth control) that they never get a chance to find out.

[bigeyes]

Originally Posted by stevo_tdo

Yeah, my fiance is a mess without her birth control. A lot of women have that problem but they start them off so early now (usually 13 or so for birth control) that they never get a chance to find out.

Yup, and then they are too old for it like I am and they're screwed.

[MaryKay]

That whole ordeal with the Dr. ignoring you Steve..just sucks! I am so glad I am not your fiancee..you would be facing bail bondsmen to boot! I have a very short fuse and anything medical or doctor related sets me off big time! I sure hope your daughter got some help or at least some pepto!

Big eyes, Your situation is also an area that would have made me nuts. I hate misdiagnosis. What a waste of time not to mention pain and suffering on your part when they don't do the proper due dilligence. If they had tested your hormone levels when they tested your thyroid you might have felt better by now. So much of that stuff is interconected. It's just like my husband says..check all the boxes! He means when you do trouble shooting, you have a checklist..check all the boxes before you decide what's wrong!

[stevo_tdo]

Yeah, we got my daughter taken care of. She had been in the hospital for c-diff and relapsed once since then that we could prove with test. So in total when we visited that ignorant doc it proved to be the third time. We went to the doctor in st louis because our hospital here had tested her three times for c-diff in the week leading up to the specialist appointment. All three test were negative, so explain to me how a hospital can have three f-d up tests in a row..lol (I argued and argued with her primary doc, she kept telling me my daughter had food allergies, I kept telling her no, it looks like c-diff, smells like c-diff, and practically told me itself- hey i'm back). Then go to a decent hospital and they catch it in one test. Almost makes a person want to take legal action against the hospital. Oh, the joys of it all

[MaryKay]

C-Diff? I am confused, what does that mean? Sorry if I missed something Steve!

[Kelly79]

Originally Posted by MaryKay

C-Diff? I am confused, what does that mean? Sorry if I missed something Steve!

It's a bacteria. C-difficile

[baby driver]

Well, hello. I can see I belong here.

I am diagnosed bi-polar (depressive). I tend to be hospitalized about every 5 years or so, though a little less as I get older and get better doctors. I don't get manic except in reaction to certain antidepressants.

I have taken antidepressants and mood stabilizers for over 20 years. 3 hospitalizations, 1 adult day care, 2 years of SSI disability and 2 months of state disability. I have had episodes of paranoia and PTSD. Otherwise I am fine.

I have a great doctor who I deal with mostly through email. He recently added a small dose of thyroid meds which seems to be helping as well -- apparently used in treatment resistant depression and rather low-normal thyroid level.

Now I am near the end of menopause (which really worried me, but has gone rather well). I am now off the estrogen.

I had a gastric bypass several years ago and it caused me to become severely anemic. We resolved that in the last 6 months or so with massive doses of iron.

I also have arthritis & bursitis and hepatitis C. My doctor will be so happy when I tell him that I finally quit smoking.

The thing that has made the biggest difference for me lately was getting fired from a really stressful job and finding a job that really fits me with a great company. I know driving instructor sounds like a stressful job, but for me it is not. I love teaching.

Glad to be in such wonderful company,

[MaryKay]

Welcome Valerie! You have a whole host of problems..but you are dealing well with them..that's great!
I agree that teaching people to drive is kind of fun! I taught both kids, several of their friends and both grandsons. The oldest just passed his learners and is on the way to being a full driver. The little one is only 9, but he can drive my SUV and grandpa's truck (in our yard and on our dirt road..no traffic!) His problem is seeing the road and touching the pedals at the same time! Same as most of our elderly drivers in Florida!
My favorite thing is teaching them to brake..pretend there is a glass of water on the dash and don't spill a drop when braking! My daughter hit the brakes and both boys said..you spilled the water! She said, you guys are hanging around with Mom too much.
Hang out here with us and make yourself to home..as the old folks say. Ask questions and you will get some great replies!

[stevo_tdo]

Originally Posted by baby driver

Well, hello. I can see I belong here.

I am diagnosed bi-polar (depressive). I tend to be hospitalized about every 5 years or so, though a little less as I get older and get better doctors. I don't get manic except in reaction to certain antidepressants.

I have taken antidepressants and mood stabilizers for over 20 years. 3 hospitalizations, 1 adult day care, 2 years of SSI disability and 2 months of state disability. I have had episodes of paranoia and PTSD. Otherwise I am fine.

I have a great doctor who I deal with mostly through email. He recently added a small dose of thyroid meds which seems to be helping as well -- apparently used in treatment resistant depression and rather low-normal thyroid level.

Now I am near the end of menopause (which really worried me, but has gone rather well). I am now off the estrogen.

I had a gastric bypass several years ago and it caused me to become severely anemic. We resolved that in the last 6 months or so with massive doses of iron.

I also have arthritis & bursitis and hepatitis C. My doctor will be so happy when I tell him that I finally quit smoking.

The thing that has made the biggest difference for me lately was getting fired from a really stressful job and finding a job that really fits me with a great company. I know driving instructor sounds like a stressful job, but for me it is not. I love teaching.

Glad to be in such wonderful company,

Do you know if there is a site with any info on treating treatment resistant depression with thyroid meds.

I would like to explore that aspect. I have schizophrenia and severe depression and am treatment resistant. I also get manic from antidepressants and very bad reactions to anti-psychotics.

Stay strong.

[MaryKay]

These are a few to get you started. I typed in treating treatment resistant depression with thyroid meds and after I got the results I added Schizophenia, that gave me a few more. I hope this helps, Steve!

Treatment-Resistant Depression Can Be Treated: Depressed Patients Told They Are Refractory Should Not Lose Hope | Suite101.com

Treatment-resistant depression: Explore options when depression doesn't get better: In Depth - MayoClinic.com

Treatment with T3 triiodothyronine thyroid hormone for treatment resistant depression with bipolar illness. - bphope Forum

Schizophrenia Daily News Blog: Hypothyroidism and Psychiatric Illness