Hoshimotos

[cinko]

I was recently diagnosed with Hashimotos disease. My antibody count was around 3000.  My other bloodwork is coming up normal. I am tired all the time and appear to be suffering from either/or anxiety and depression.  I have never experienced this before. I did have a car accident in December that I've had to work through, but I was wondering if the depression/anxiety thing is related to my thyroid. At what point do I go on meds?  The doctor didn't want to check me again for 6 months since the thyroid was in a normal range.
Are anti-depressants the option? I've never experienced this emotional turmoil in my life.  Help???

[peaches101]

I totally agree with AR-10.  Not all doctors go by the new ranges for TSH but are still using the old ones.  You should seek a second opinion and even a third one if you need to.  Sometimes it takes awhile to find a doctor who wants to treat the patient and not just the numbers.  Hope this helps.

Janelle

[AR-10]

Depression and anxiety can be brought on by thyroid problems, and you have a problem with an anti-body count of around 3,000.

I would ask for a copy of all your blood tests related to your thyroid and post the results here.

There is "normal", and then there is what your body wants and needs. A TSH of 4.0 can look "normal" on a blood test, and still be too high for your system. You can exhibit symptoms of Hashimoto's and still have blood tests come back "within normal limits".

You might benefit from a second opinion.