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    I haven’t found much literature regarding fatigue /mental confusion and the stress of job performance. I have read that mental changes can be permanent. Recently diagnosed and concerned I’ll never be mentally sharp again. Me endo has not been responsive to my concern. Does anyone have information, experience to share ?

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    Hi, Julie:

    Since I am still in the “sick” stage of this disease, obviously I cannot state categorically that the emotional, concentration, etc. problems will go away, but that is what I believe. I have noticed great differences in my energy levels and my ability to concentrate at various stages in the past year. I have gone from hyper to hypo to hyper again– from can’t-remember-ten-minutes-ago and walking-around-in-a complete-fog-falling-asleep-on-my-dinner-plate, to rather normal memory, emotional and concentration function, and back again. I’m assuming that those normal periods were when I was “passing through” normal thyroid levels. I also am fortunate to know several people in “real” life who have come through thyroid disease back to normal, and they are very normal indeed. One is an executive with an insurance company whose job is full of pressure. Another is a small business owner — a woman who runs the local dry cleaners. She works energetically, long hours in a hot, hot (it’s Florida) place and definitely remembers the minute details of what is going on, who needed what when, and what book I’m reading. Another is my mother, who had RAI over twenty years ago. Her mind is a steel trap, much to my dismay at times. : ) I could go on, but my point is that I think we have to keep firmly in mind that there is a difference between being sick and being well. Sick people, no matter what the illness, are fatigued and often do not have their previous powers of concentration; they are often also depressed; sometimes they are so focussed on the disease and being sick that their ability to concentrate on other things is impaired. Once they get well again, those mental symptoms go away. So, no, I don’t think this is permanent — just a temporary nuisance.

    Wishing you a speedy return to normal.

    Bobbi, Bobbi1436@AOL.com

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    It might be beneficial to purchase bulletin #43 on long term mental
    functioning problems of GD patients in our organization. This study
    was performed by Univ of No Carolina researchers and was recently
    published in a leading medical journal. Two of the lead doctors are
    on our medical board.
    There are certainly some GD patients that are experiencing these types
    of problems long into the future.

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    Julie, My internist told me that when we have this disease and gone thru RAI that our brain that usually makes chemicals that help us cope with stress, depression etc..has been depleted. He put me on a med called “Zoloft”. Im afraid of meds and didnt want a tranquilizer or something I would get addicted to and most of all did NOT want to feel druged or out of it. This med I have been on for 2 weeks now. Im feeling sooooooo much better. He said it helps restore the chemicals in our brain that we are lacking. I have had severe stress due to unreal loss of hair and was very emotional. I am feeling better and yet my hair is still coming out. I can handle things alot better and have a brighter outlook it seems….so far at least. Check it out and ask your doc…let me know what U learn =) God-BleSS

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