Coping with Diagnosis and Medication for Mental Health

nug

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how old was anyonw when diagnosed? im curious about how difficult it was to cope and adjusts to the medication and the symptoms with it affecting every day life and all.

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    • Ziggi

      201d

      I had the symptoms from early childhood but in the 1980’s it was over looked as growing pains and a late developer. Was I was 20 my mental health was really bad and I gained weight like crazy, despite the fact I was eating healthy and walked everywhere I went. So I went to a GP and they did blood tests. I’m 40 now, and struggling so much still with much more issues thanks to Hypothyroidism. 😞

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    • Ghosthunter

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      I was 21 🤗

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      • nug

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        @Ghosthunter i was 15 and ever since it haa made school difficult to deal with

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        • Ghosthunter

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          @nug how so? The fatigue?

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    • Igglepiggle

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      Do you mean symptoms from your medication? Or the illness? As your medication shouldn’t have any side effects that would mean you’re on the wrong dose. I was 19 it was only recent and the symptoms of having a low thyroid plus my other conditions has ruined my life I had to drop out of school it’s tough I’m only recently on medication I don’t know if it’s doing anything yet I have blood tests for it next week but no side effects from it

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      • Ghosthunter

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        @Igglepiggle I can still put a load of weight of a day if I don't exercise every day and I don't know if that's normal?

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        • Igglepiggle

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          @Ghosthunter I don’t know either

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      • nug

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        @Igglepiggle those were the symptoms from my illness as i had only just been medicated, it was just before my 16th birthday and now im 17 my medication has been changed 4 times in the past year because it hasnt been right, although i do tend to feel sick right after i have taken my medication on a morning and i dont know if thats normal

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        • Igglepiggle

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          @nug with levothyroxine there should be 0 side effects so you shouldn’t feel unwell at all unless it’s unrelated to the medication

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    • roxy.95

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      I was 27, just diagnosed last year, I have less brain fog and fatigue, not any side effects from the levothyroxine I've noticed

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    • pandaqueen

      203d

      I was 14 when I was diagnosed. I'm now 28. The chronic fatigue, brain fog, and hair loss is never ending. My bloodwork always shows my thyroid panel in "normal" range.

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    • pandaqueen

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      I was 14 when I was diagnosed. I'm now 28. The chronic fatigue, brain fog, and hair loss is never ending. My bloodwork always shows my thyroid panel in "normal" range.

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    • Ziggi

      201d

      I had the symptoms from early childhood but in the 1980’s it was over looked as growing pains and a late developer. Was I was 20 my mental health was really bad and I gained weight like crazy, despite the fact I was eating healthy and walked everywhere I went. So I went to a GP and they did blood tests. I’m 40 now, and struggling so much still with much more issues thanks to Hypothyroidism. 😞

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