Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 In a message dated 12/5/2004 1:03:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, debra_eastman@... writes: > Cindi, if you're reading this any advice you can give me would be > appreciated: I know you went through hell and have done a lot of research on the > psychological aspects of this disease. > What I would tell you is that the healing from the mental symptoms is a sometimes slow one...sometimes rocky one....but a steady one. I am in my 10th month of treatment, and it is rare now for me to feel any anxiety, panic, depression. That was not true in my 5th month. Each month has seen gains in the amount of time that month that I have been free from psychiatric symptoms. By rocky one...I mean this. In the beginning, I felt like a metronome (one of those things piano users use to keep the rhythm..it goes back and forth, back and forth, back and forth). And that's how I would sometimes feel. Like this: I'm okay. I'm not okay. I'm okay again. All in the space of 5 minutes...my mood and thoughts could fluctuate that fast. The good thing was that I knew that it was my brain healing from the effects of not having enough thyroid hormone. In one book I read about the mind effects of hypo, it talks about how the brain has been " jumbled " from lack of thyroid hormone. And it takes a while for it to settle back down and run smoothly. Just like with the other parts of the body, the brain has to adjust to having what it needs. And I think that the brain even gets " remapped " a bit in the negative/depressive/etc. thinking from brain hypo...and that it takes a while for things to get back to normal. And that having the needed resources (enough thyroid hormone for the brain), one has to then do a bit of postitive thinking on one's own to undo the some of the brain damage. And it is brain damage...just like damage to the body from hypo. But the brain can heal. It may go fast for your daughter...or it may go slow and steady like me. The brain is complex...so give it time. And so just have her remember that. That each month should get better. I am going to send you a Word document I put together about that tells a bit about the psychiatric symptoms...and also has some good links. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Debra, can you do me a HUGE favor? Ask your vet if a cat would need per pound approximately what a dog would? NO ONE I have found has any idea what a cat should need for thyroid dosage! HYPO is supposedly almost non-existent in cats, but my guess is it just isn;t being tested for as it USED to be non-existent. If I knew 4 grains would be a normal dosage for his weight I would increase him today as he still acts hypo on 3. He has been on it long enough now that I am certain he will need more anyway. *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.805 / Virus Database: 547 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Debra, can you do me a HUGE favor? Val, That's not even a little favor. I'll fax tomorrow and ask him. As I said before, he's really nice to work with. I wish more people Doctors were like him! I'll let you know as soon as I hear back-consider it done! Debbie -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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