Posted by Ilene on May 3, 2004, at 19:36:41
In reply to Re: Working towards partlycloudy » rainyday, posted by noa on May 3, 2004, at 18:57:05
> But then I developed this kind of special 'anxiety disorder' about depression, and about the Depressed/Not Depressed ups and downs and became hypervigilant when I felt halfway ok--I'd think, "Is it ok to feel ok and let my guard down? Is depression lurking around the corner, waiting to pounce again, just as I loosen up and feel a bit better?"
>Yes oh yes.
> This did get better after a while, especially after my hypothyroidism was treated adequately, because that was when I started having much longer intervals between the major depressive episodes, and the dysthymia started to improve, too. Oh, and talking about this in therapy helped a lot, too.
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I've been feeling somewhat better lately. I think it's because of the Cytomel. My internist says I'm not hypothyroid, but my thyroid is reacting to me having been sick for a long time (I have chronic fatigue syndrome).Why didn't I try thyroid hormone years ago?
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