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confusion , poor memory , and a slow process in everything , brain fog

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I really need to get better I need to find the answer to this ....

It's not as bad as that but I fear that it will be and if I keep stressing and not back to normal I feel like I'm going to get that later on in life .. I need help

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Also , I get really depressed when it gets dark , I feel like down when the sun goes down , is that like a type of problem or stress , I've heard something like that

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Jazzw

Juan, I would lay money on you being undermedicated for hypothyroidism. You're 18 years old, yes? Recently diagnosed and on 75mcg of Levo? And you've made reference to being only slightly hypo according to your doctors scale?

Everything there is a red flag to me. You're very young, which makes me wonder whether you've been hypothyroid your whole life. You need to ask your doctor for the actual results of your blood tests, with ranges, and post them here.

Your memory problems, aches and pains, tiredness - all can be due to undertreated hypothyroidism.

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Juan, usually Alzeimers or dementia happens to people when they are quite old. Much older than you but forgetting and 'brain fog' are very common in people with hypothyroidism.

As your doctor raises your levothyroxine or adds some T3 you will gradually begin to feel better when you get onto the correct dose for you.

You are very young and as Jazzw suggests, you might have been hypothyroid for quite sometime but not noticed it.

It's easy to say 'don't worry' but because all of your symptoms are quite frightening to someone so young, i.e. anxiety, adrenal rush etc. these are all symptoms of hypo which will go.

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MLML6

Many of the thyroid and Candida problems overlap. Your symptoms fit both Candida and Thyroid.

95% of Hypothyroid patients suffer from Hashimoto's which is an autoimmune disease.

These books may be of interest to you:

'Could yeast be your problem? Candida Albicans - The non-drug approach to the treatment of Candida infection' by Leon Chaitow.

'The Autoimmune Solution - Prevent and Reverse the full spectrum of inflammatory symptoms and diseases' by Dr. Amy Myers.

'The Immune System Recovery Plan: A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease' by Dr. Susan Blum.

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