[CaliDad]

#1018008

Hi I’ve been lurking for a while this will be my first post I’ve been dealing with Graves for about 3 years now. Originally had lots of problems with methimzole and lucky had decent results with prednizone treating my eye disease so at least my eye closes while I sleep. it took months but finally got to see an endo he took over my treatment and I had RAI. its been over a year now since the RAI and according to my blood tests I’m back in range with 150mg sinthroid. I’m not sure if its just all the ups and downs in weight and mood since this started but save for a couple months of feeling well, I have been a complete mess. recently started some anti depressants which haven’t changed much. I feel like sometime during my treatment something happened and I lost intelligence and ambition. To the point I can’t carry on a conversation I even struggle to comunicate with my 3 year old. Dunno if its just depression or a combination of things.
Ryan

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#1062195

Hi Ryan,

You’ve sure been through it! Have you tried keeping a symptom diary, and adjusting your levels within the normal range, to see if that makes you feel better? Some doctors don’t support that, but you have a right to find YOUR level, not just to find yourself within the (enormous) normal range.

We find that many of us continue to feel some type of mental effects, though it does seem to get better over time. Remember that the onslaught of hyperthyroidism can damage a lot, and healing can take a long time as well.

Still, sometimes we do tend to believe that any discomfort/symptom is due to thyroid issues, when that’s not always true, so it may be a good idea to get an autoimmune screening for other autoimmune conditions ~ we are statistically slightly more likely to end up with a second autoimmune disease after we have one, so it’s not a bad idea to just check things out.

I hope you find a way to return your health! Do let us know how it’s going, we’re finding out more and more all the time, and some of the very best info we get is from patients, so just telling us your story can help the next patient. ” title=”Very Happy” />

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