Posted by Lucie Lu on August 6, 2008, at 20:09:23
In reply to that fuzzy-headed feeling (long, perhaps triggery), posted by onceupon on July 31, 2008, at 17:15:07
Hi Onceupon,
Sorry to get into this thread so late. I just want to second Daisy's advice to get a thorough physical that includes hormone levels. Make sure they check your thyroid function - get TSH, free triiodothyronine (T3) and free thyroxine (T4) measurements. Thyroid dysfunction is relatively common, especially following childbirth, and can cause cognitive or emotion/mood disturbances as well as changes in energy levels. Diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction is unreliable in the absence of blood tests because symptoms often vary a lot from person to person, and there need not be any pain or swelling from the thyroid gland (which is located in your neck on either side of your windpipe - if you have any swelling there you should definitely have it checked out). Thyroid dysfunction can come and go but is treatable. Given your symptoms, and the frequency of its occurrence post-partum, it's well worth checking out.
Congratulations on your son's birth, by the way!
Best,
Lucie
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