Hi Terch –
I’ve been in the SAME position as you are now.. sadly to say, you’ve entered
into the deep dark side of GD – the depressed zone. My endo had a difficult
time regulating my thyroid too & I was also thrown onto the emotional roller-
coaster.
After being on the medication treatment (PTU, numerous beta-blockers, etc.)
for nearly 2 years, and realizing my endo was becoming more and more frustrated
with my stubborn thyroid, I switched endos. That (my current endo) opted
for RAI. The first dose wasn’t strong enough.. so I ended up having to
go back for a second. I’ve been taking synthroid ever since.
About one month after my second dose of RAI, I became extremely depressed.
I would go into crying sprees similar to yours – I found myself crying
for hours, days, weeks (and this is no exaggeration!) I was very embarrassed
about my uncontrollable bouts of crying & ended up dropping out of college.
If you’d like to discuss the confusion/ depression further, please e-mail me.
Your not alone,
Julie.
