Posted by Hygieia's Bowl on August 7, 2008, at 10:36:10
In reply to Re: Thyroid problems and Head Meds » Hygieia's Bowl, posted by raisinb on August 7, 2008, at 10:04:31
Yep, mine are good.
My question comes out of a situation with my sister-in-law. When symptoms began with her, she had a good work-up and sure enough her thyroid was wacky. Despite working with an endocrin. and achieving the levels desired (although those levels appear, to me, to change with more frequency than most screening levels) she still struggles... she's better but still not, uh, "right" and her functioning is degrading. She firmly believes it is still all thyroid related and she doesn't believe her levels are okay for her despite alot of the physical manifestions improving.... maybe she's right but I believe treating her head stuff would help.
Her endocrin. strongly suggests the addition of a psych consult. She is not open to that idea.
Not proudly, I admit I had two reactions when all this began with her. My first was: envy - as she had something tangible, measureable and a "good" explanation for mayhem similar to my own entering her life. Second, keeping in mind she is my sister-in-law: "well, of course SHE couldn't have true mental illness..." I have dismounted from those high-horses and I would like to see her hear the hoofbeats and think what would be zebras for her.
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