Wow MM, I have almost all the hypothyroid symptoms! I just found out I have Hashimotos a form of low thyroid where your cells attack the gland until it's killed off (autoimmune disorder).
One thing I really want to mention about hyper/hypothyroid is how important it is to not just go by the lab results. The reference range on both these disorders are so wide that you could be in normal range and still have all the symptoms leading your Dr. to non-treatment.
I know I've had something wrong when my hair started to fall out over night and my memory lapse got real bad all of a sudden, plus all the rest on your list in spades. We need to find Drs that will treat the symptoms and not the score! It may be hard to find someone like this, but keep looking, and if you have these problems and you're told you are high-normal or low-normal don't let this prevent treatment. Too many go untreated because of these unbelievably wide reference ranges that too many Drs go by.
Good luck to all who are dealing with this, and as far as it causing or worsening depression, it makes total sense to me especially when you aren't being treated properly and you have to endure all the things on your 2 lists depending on which you have hyper or hypo.
Thank you for addressing this, it is so important!
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Merely Me,
Although hypothyroidism runs in my family, I have been checked several times for it, even since the qualifying blood levels were changed, but have always told I did not have it. My mother had low thyroid, and one of my two sisters has it.
I have started a new medication I always fought against trying, as the possible side effects scare me--Abilify. It started helping me before one week was out. It seems to make my RLS worse, and my primary doc is not willing to raise the dose of medication I take for that. My pdoc is going to check with her to find out what her concerns are. I will not be able to continue long with Abilify, if I am unable to sleep at night due to RLS. You all keep your fingers crossed that I will be able to do both--take Abilify and sleep!!!
patsy
P.S. MM, do you think your grandmother was psychic?