Firstly I did post last week about this, but didn't get much response on a general thread. So here goes, I've been feeling a bit down for a few weeks and went to the Dr last week to be honest in the hopes she'd prescribe AD's - I thought it would be a quick fix. The first thing she said was well we'll have to check if you have any thyroid problems (not my normal doc). I do have an underactive thyroid and had recently had a blood test, which I'd had a call to say needed a slightly increased dose of thyroxine. So GP said, well once that's kicked in after a few more days, you might start to feel better. I asked what my thyroid level was and she said 8.something and it should be under 5 - I don't really know what all this means.
Anyway she went to to offer either going onthe waiting list for counselling or AD's - I went for AD's and got a prescription for something called somthing like Citroplam. I got the tablets from the chemist and the info about possible side effects and problems int he first two weeks really scared me.
Then I got to thinking, well if her initial reaction was to discuss thyroid shouldn't I sort that out first and make sure it's properly balanced before taking AD's.
I do feel a lot better now, partly I think because the side effects and everything made me feel that I wasn't that bad ie. I can face the world, I don't feel suisidal (sp). I don't feel like my normal self though and still a bit 'fragile' - I've had a few tough few years and with hindsight I'm sure I had pnd after DD2 (now 4).
So, sorry for the rant, but am I right in sorting out the thyroid or should I just get on with it and take the Ad's and go back to being me. Is there a link between depression and thyroid?
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Do I take the AD's or sort out thyroid probs?
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Glassofwine · 06/09/2006 21:25
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