Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Forum: Health Issues Related to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

calvindoyle on Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Depression

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:05:14 -0400

Depression is very bad for health. Just try to make yourself busy in other activities that you like the most. Try to communicate with your family members or with your close friends as much as possible. Don't try any drugs to overcome depression. You may get addicted of it and it may harm your health badly.

Nel on Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Gastrointestinal problems

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:51:08 -0400

For the 26 years I've been diagnosed with Hashimoto's, I've had some minor GI problems off and on, nothing serious... until lately. A few months ago, I was having serious abdominal pain. Several ER/doctor visits later and a battery of unpleasant tests by a gastroenterologist and I still don't have a diagnosis. I'm still waiting on the results of biopsies performed during one of the tests and should get them next week.

Everything from IBS, Crohn's, and Celiac disease has been suggested as possible causes of the pain. As someone with an autoimmune disease, I'm certainly at risk for those health problems as well, but I'm wondering if this is just Hashimoto's symptoms I've never had before. I've read that some Hashimoto's symptoms are similar to IBS, etc.

If I went through all those uncomfortable tests only to find out it's just symptoms of Hashimoto's and all I need to do is adjust my meds, I'll be a bit peeved. LOL.

Nel on Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Depression

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:00:51 -0400

I have had a rollercoaster ride with depression most of my life. It seems to go hand and hand with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. There are very few days where I feel "normal" and "happy", but then again it's very rare to have days where I'm really down in the dumps. But when those days hit, it's pretty bad.

Depression is one of the most aggravating and annoying symptoms/side effects of Hashimoto's that I deal with. Do any of you suffer from depression? How do you handle it? Or is it too overwhelming to handle sometimes? Most of the time I can handle it fairly well, but sometimes I just get so worn down that I tend to want to crawl inside my little shell and not come out for a while...