Living with Hypothyroidism and/or Hyperthyroidism
I'm new to 7cups and I'm just kind of roaming the forums. Looking at the chronic pain & illness forum, I'm curious if anyone lives with
At age 5 I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease (hyperthyroidism), and I've struggled in many ways to try and get my thyroid levels to a point where I was able to feel...normal. Not sleeping, flashing between hot/cold, chronic pain from having a weak body at such a young age was an issue...especially since I also had to struggle with developing social skills (I lived in southern Germany the first half of my childhood, then moved to America where I was relentlessly bullied mentally and physically until 10th grade...it was the turn of the century, so school protection from bullying really wasn't a thing).
At age 13 I had a proceedure done to remiss my thyroid into hypothyroidism, which I've been living with since. It's been...a struggle in a different way. The fluxuations of controlling my thyroid has led to the development of many issues with my mental health: depression, anxiety/OCD, on top of the other chronic issues I deal with due to the disease itself.
I'm curious if anyone else on here suffers from hypo or hyperthyroidism? Graves/Basedow or Hashimoto's disease? I've never met anyone else (under 55) with my condition, so it's been a bit hard to find people who relate, ya know?
I have Hashimoto's that is well into the hypothyroid stage and only acts up a couple times year now. My anxiety tends to get bad when my thyroid hormones are out of whack; I can feel pretty well when I need it checked up on. It comes with feelings of coldness and deadness and lack of energy, and it feels really sick. I am not totally sure how badly it affects my mental health when I am stable on meds.
I've previously been diagnosed with Hashimoto's and as of yesterday found that my thyroid levels areout of whack again. I'vebeen cold, lazy, anxious all the time and just generally in very poor mental (and physicla health) Any advice withhow to deal with the mental implications from Hashimoto's...or other thyroid issues? @raspberryKitten7086
I'm 24 and was diagnosed with Hashimoto's at 18. I've been told it's odd to be diagnosed before age 30. Both me and my younger sister have it. About 2 years ago, my thyroid was 4 times its normal size. Because it was getting more and more out of control, my endo recommended removal. When they removed it, it did have some nodules, but they were not cancerous. We're still working on getting the right dose of thyroid replacement. I guess if I had to have a chronic illness, Hashimoto's is a pretty easy one to live with, I'm just constantly aching and exhausted. Though on top of anxiety and depression, some days are really rough.
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