ThyCasual Contributor
Thyroid and mood swings
Hi there,
I had papillary thyroid cancer when I was younger, a total thyroidectomoy and now have hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidisim. 16 years on and I am still learning about what happens to my mental health when I am over or under suppressed or if my calcium is too high or too low - usually when things go wrong both of these issues are out of whack.
My mood is very rude to deal with, my work colleagues struggle, my young kids make excuses for me and because I am in it, it takes me a while to work out that I am metabolically unbalanced. It’s not something that people can visibly see when something is wrong, so it’s difficult for them not to reconcile that it’s not just me being a complete bitch.
It also drives me mad that the medical profession thinks thyroid disease is easy to fix - why do they think a synthetic pill can completely replace a major hormone in the body? There is definitely a link between brain function and thyroid and calcium, although not one clinician told me that at the time of diagnosis and treatment - I have had to learn the hard way.
I do genuinely feel jibbed - would I have chosen a different treatment path had I’d known my mental health would end up like this???
