So glad to find all of you!

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Registered: 10-05-2004
So glad to find all of you!
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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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Registered: 10-05-2004
Fri, 10-08-2004 - 8:07pm
I know what you mean about the squeeze the **** of your head and make it just pop to relief the pressure! I've told my boyfriend to stick my head in some vice grips but of course he won't....lol. I have had headaches for the last month to month and a half straight, everyday, every morning and every night! But that's about the time frame my last med switch just stopped working again. I've been on the new stuff since Weds. and hope it will only be another week or so before they are gone, even if it's only temperary I'll take anything at this point. Mine have gotten so bad before that it interferred with my heart rate and I have felt like someone was squeezing me around the lower rib cage with a knife stabbed in my spine, nausea, and can hardly breathe. Just cross your fingers it will make sense to your doc and he won't give up on finding a solution. You probably should push for the referral anyway, this condition affects the whole body and really needs a specialists to keep on top of it (just my opinion). Did you know you can make a hot pad to fit comfortable around your neck with rice? Just take a tube sock, preferrably new... fill it with regular, not instant rice...tie a knot in the open end pop that sucker in the microwave and he for atleast a minute, but depends on how hot u prefer, its completely reusable and wraps around the neck nicely. I use it when I lay down in the dark, quit room....it's the best! Works great on the lower back too when you lay down, a little lumpy if you over stuff it....I would guess about one and 1/2 - 2 cups of rice would work. Nice to meet ya and look forward to hearing if that works!

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