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So glad to find all of you!
| Tue, 10-05-2004 - 7:56pm |
I've been searching for other people who feel the pains and frustrations I do. I've been checking thru some of the discussions and am relieved to see I am not the only one to have medicine but still feel like crap. I am hypothyroid and was diagnosed about 4 yrs ago, and still no relief. Finally seeing an endo dr and hope is there. Just wanted to know how many other people suffer with the extreme depression side of this illeness? I cry almost as much as I sleep, I can't hold down a job, force myself to make it thru daily chores and childraising is a challenge with 2 hyperactive, attention deficite disorder children (1 with oppositional defient disorder to boot). I am loosing my mind, I have no family, no friends and a boyfriend who works 6 days a week. Always alone, and when someone is around me....I'm either crying, or angry! I hurt from head to toe, headaches everyday, forgetful, blemishes, swelling, moodswings, and at times feel like just giving up. Someone please tell me that all this can somehow end. I am tired of hearing, "Oh you have a thyroid problem, no big deal, medicine will make symptoms go away, why can't you work...you get medicine right?" I've had symptoms since age 11 and no meds til I was 27 yrs old, let me tell ya I was soooo close to falling into that coma. Depression is getting the best of me and I need it to go away!

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I used to be depressed all the time, always in tears, unable to deal with anything. I'm fine now because I finally found a doctor who cares enough to give me the medication I need. You are in an even more difficult position because you have so many challenges to face with your children. And you are facing it alone. Maybe you can find a good support group in your area, or a good church, or something that can get you out of the house and around some other adults. It isn't good to have to deal with everything all alone! In the meantime, you can have a cyber support group. We are here everyday and we really try to offer each other the support that we can't get outside of this board. We understand what you're going through!! And it will get better for you but sometimes it takes a while and it takes some effort on your part to get the help you need. When is your doctor's appointment? Cathy :)
Oh Gosh Honey, sounds like you have the extreme end of it.
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Listen I have the pain and headaches too, right now I'm finding that each time my meds get adjusted (every six weeks) I feel better for two weeks, bad for two weeks and then they kinda adverage out for the last two. But each new doseage is better that the last so hang in there! Just out of curiosity, Where do you get your headaches? like where do they feel like they stem from, the worst of the pain? Mine are always the worst in the morning, and they hurt up the back of my skull, just wondering if they are the same.
Feel better:)
Michelle
How often do you get the headaches? I actually had not had one in like a month but last week they came back and I've had one almost every morning for last two weeks. Sometimes they last all day and spend all day in bed other days I take the BIG pain meds and sleep a few hours and the pain goes away for the most part. Excedrin only works for me if I take it at the early early stages of the pain, so because I wake up with mine if I wake up at like 3am and feel the tightness I will take 3 or 4 excedrin and I may or may not end up with the headache in the morning. Anyway I'm so glad to have found a headache pal LOL
Have a great day!
Michelle
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