My husband has Hashimotos. It is hypothyroidism and has been sick for almost a year now. He isnt sleeping but 4 or 5 hours a night, sometimes as little as one hour. Who can live like this?

hello everyone! I have just been DX with hyperthyroidism , i went to the hospital with a heart rate of 175 never really had any syptoms until i knew, i started getting really really bad head aches behind my eyes to the point i could not open them, i also a lot of them time get inner ear aches to bad i can not sit up. they did a ultrasound just showed it was swollen. tomorrow i go for a nuclear ultrasound to get me on the right medication. right now they have me on propranolol to slow my heart rate down the pills are so gross! cant wait to be off them and on the right medication to hopefully help my headaches and ear aches. I have lost about 20 pounds i am 104 pounds now i have lost appitite i do not eat as much and i get so out of breath all the time, so i cant really do a whole lot. I suggest signing up on daily support.com and joining the group graves diesase or hypothyroidism lots of really great people going through the same thing and they are there to speak with and support is great.

I do feel as if my thyroid problems cause both depressions and anxiety. I have Graves Diesease and I am on a multitude of medications for everything. Lyrica for body aches, Lexapro for depression, Xanax for anxiety and panic attacks, Depakote as a mood stabilizer, Adderall for my ADD foggy like state of mind, Trazodone to help me sleep, not to mention the Methimazole to lower my thyroid functions. I feel like my symptoms are never ending.....my pocket book rattles when I walk. feel like a walking medicine cabinet. Most of the time all this medication makes me sick and don't know whether I am coming or going, so I an on Zofran for nausea and vomiting. Nne of my doctors want to take it out for some reason. I feel hopeless!

Yes but more then that if your T3 or T4 are off you could be anxsious to lethatgic. Now I have always said tired causes depression and depression causes tireddness.

I had hyper throid diagnosed age 8 and radio active iodine age 14. A few years ago I ran into my docotr who said I did not look good and come into office...well low throid was the problem.

As a person who has dealth with that obnoxious but necessary gland you feel better when you take care of the thyroid.

my thyroid gland is very enlarged so i am tired all the time and no energy. and the dr. said that if its just bothering me even more or it gets even harder to swollow then he will send me to an ent dr. theres never a day that i am not tired

my thyroid gland is very enlarged so i am tired all the time and no energy. and the dr. said that if its just bothering me even more or it gets even harder to swollow then he will send me to an ent dr. theres never a day that i am not tired

my thyroid gland is very enlarged so i am tired all the time and no energy. and the dr. said that if its just bothering me even more or it gets even harder to swollow then he will send me to an ent dr. theres never a day that i am not tired

Hi there.  I've recently been diagnosed with a severe case of Hashimoto's.  My TSH was 60 and my antibodies are in outer space, yet somehow I was 99% asymptomatic.  I thought the lab mixed my results up with somebody else's!!

I have good days and not so good days.  I take 50 mcg of Synthroid.  My dose should be higher, but on 75 mcg I had heart palpitations, racing pulse, shaking, trembling, etc. 

I now slowly but surely am experiencing most of the common Hashi symptoms - tire easily, digestive issues, moodiness and my least favorite......hair shedding.  So far I haven't experienced depression, but I know it's a common symptom.

I've researched everything I can about this disease and am currently seeing an endo as my internist is "afraid" to handle the case - it's over his head.  I'm eating healthy, taking tons of supplements and hoping for the best.

Depression is very much a syptom of thyroid disorders.  I have had hypothyroidism for 20 years.  I have had serious bouts of depression even resulting in hospitalization 2 years ago.  The first day I was there they took blood and my TSH was extremely high.  The doctors assumed all my complaints were thyroid related and told me to get a primary care physician to handle it.  I personally think in my situation the fatigue and stress on my body from the weight gain caused my depression.  I seem to go through cycles in my life where I feel good, lose weight and am full of energy.  Other times I gain weight, feel tired, and show more signs of depression.  Now, I have a family history of manic depression so I assume I was going to be suffering from this disease even without the thyroid condition.  But the thyroid condition definetly doesn't help matters. 

I currently take a combination of synthroid and anti-depressants and it works for me.  Many times when I feel depressed it is difficult for me to remember to take my synthroid.  So I take both.  I wonder if that happens to other people? 

I hope this helps.

Tirah

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