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Someone had posted re study done using thyroid meds to help stabilize bipolar by using high doses. Don't sure if they will see this, I down loaded the pdf provided for my doc, when I'm able to return, lost insurance last wk, w as it in on new coverage, but I have hypothyroid and already on meds, but feel this may have some truth, I have to have my levels rocking on the line going into hyper just to get basic thyroid systoms under control, and I feel better when it's higher, I can tell physically when mine becomes out of controll, negitive systems. If they see this would love to no if any study that was done ,if they were already being treated for hypo. I have been said to also have chronic depression, anxiety, add, lupus  CPD, fibromyalga, cronic fatigue syndrom, sleep apnea and high blood pressure. Iam a complex hard to treat mess, with all my dx causing side effects that I have in chronic form now. I take meds fir all except for sleep apnea, because I refuse to use cpap. I have had most of these for 20+yrs, HBP x6yrs off and on. Most meds drop it to low. My depression and anxiety took a turn for its worse about 6mos ago getting worse ea mo to now, which has caused me to leave work, have to apply for disability, I don't came to be a doctor, I do have exsperience wrking with mood and behavior, substance abuse and phyc drugs, but because my doctor has kinda gave up on me, and seeing me for this and not wanting to go ssd, I have done alot of my own studies on bipolar, and all MI disorders. My husband was dx with bipolar/social anxiety disorder/add. Since my illness we have went through huge financial hardships f rt I'm no income, and causein our MI to go off the charts and of course we can't help ea other, it does the ops. But I after watching him and many hrs of self study realize I have been dx wroung or its just changed rapidly, don't no if that happens but allowing the possibility.  But I have some new symptoms not normally me, ie waking with tramendus panic " fight or flight" upon waking and fear is so bad feels like everyone is gone and left me, and panic feels like a heart attact, and once I see him, or anyone, even my dog, I realize I'm not and then breakdown in hard sobbing for a few, then outside of normal draining feeling od arracts, feel better. My moods can change from hr to hr, it's nothing for me to go from happy, to tears, sadness, anxiery, or newest, my paulse goes high and I have a consious blackout, show moment of rage, to clear off a table, bust the wall, or start childhood relief of overwhelming emotions to cut myself, to relieve the pain. At night while asleep, I wake picking at my face or eye brows lashes, anything that don't fill right I'm picking at, do not no why. Besides I no I'm carring to much and stress is effecting me physically. Most of my bad episodes follow him ecnoring, isolating or mentally abusing me by his own illness, and the stress of our finances and fear of being homeless, but I am really one strong person, who leans on God, work the 12 step program for codeoendency, meditation, and affirmation therapy, but anyway thinking maybe increasing thyroid med study might work ir at least be worth a try for us both, just didn't see much on ppl already on it for hypo. If that person would see this please let me no your findings,  anyone as messed up as me and just wanna let me no this fits them would love a chat. Thank you.

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Hi there

You posted multiple versions of the post, which has the potential to create confusion, so I have hidden the others and left this one in place.

Just a heads-up:  many CB members struggle with concentration and other cognitive issues, so big walls of text like yours can be hard for us to read or focus on.  I'd like to suggest that you edit the post and insert some paragraph breaks so that we can follow along and give you input.

Mia

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