Thursday, June 9, 2011

On hypothyroidsm and depression

      There are a few medical conditions which I have.  Hypothyroidsm, depression, and anemia.  All of which make me tired.  My medications have made me quite stable for 1 1/2 -2 yrs now.  An then I had a baby 8 months ago.  A few months after a baby is born, the mother's body tries to get back to some normalcy.  In short,  your hormones have gone out of wack once again.  This has affected my thyroid, which is now out of wack.  I've gone down on my medication dose, then, up, and now up again.  I have to wait at least 6 wks before the next blood test can be done.  In the mean time, I'm not sure how I'm functioning.  The week I haven't been.  I'm too exhausted to do anything.  This in turn means the house looks terrible.  I then get depressed because I should have done something in the house, but lacked the energy.  This in turns leads to no appetite.  I've lost 5 or 6 pounds over the last couple of weeks because of this.  I'm caught in a vicious cycle I don't know how to break since I have no control over my thyroid besides taking my medication (which I am doing).  On a bright note.....today I folded most of the laundry which has been sitting in the basement forever.  Now....to put them away .......                                                            

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