Hypothyroidism and PTSD,BPD

[Gracefulgiraffe]

Newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism and just wanted to know if my mental health issues have any link. I also have PCOS and possibly Menieres. Anyone else with any of these issues?

[startagaingirl]

Hi - welcome to the forum. Mental health issues can certainly be linked to hypo as the brain needs t3 (the active thyroid hormone) to function properly. Another symptom of both hypo and some frequently associated nutrient deficiencies is vertigo which can be mistaken for menieres. In my case I have had bouts of vertigo over many years and menieres had been suggested but, since being diagnosed hypo and sorting medication and supplements, I haven't had any. I don't know if there is a direct link with pcos- It is horrible I had it too - but it is certainly conceivable as the thyroid is a major part of the whole hormone system. A good place to start learning is our parent website thyroiduk.org . There are many highly knowledgeable people her who will give you tips on how to take and raise medication, how to monitor progress and what nutrients etc are important.

Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.

Gillian xx

[shaws Administrator]

I don't have a link for the following but I think it will be helpful:-

Multiple Ovarian Cysts as

a Major Symptom of Hypothyroidism

The case I describe below is of importance to women with polycystic ovaries. If they have evidence, such as a high TSH, that conventional clinicians accept as evidence of hypothyroidism, they may fair well. But the TSH is not a valid gauge of a woman's tissue thyroid status. Because of this, she may fair best by adopting self-directed care. At any rate, for women with ovarian cysts, this case is one of extreme importance.

In 2008, doctors at the gynecology department in Gunma, Japan reported the case of a 21-year-old women with primary hypothyroidism. Her doctor referred her to the gynecology department because she had abdominal pain and her abdomen was distended up to the level of her navel.

At the gynecology clinic she underwent an abdominal ultrasound and CT scan. These imaging procedures showed multiple cysts on both her right and her left ovary. The woman's cholesterol level and liver function were increased. She also had a high level of the muscle enzyme (creatine phosphokinase) that's often high in hypothyroidism.

Blood testing also showed that the woman had primary hypothyroidism from autoimmune thyroiditis. It is noteworthy that the young woman's ovarian cysts completely disappeared soon after she began thyroid hormone therapy. Other researchers have reported girls with primary hypothyroidism whose main health problems were ovarian cysts or precocious puberty. But this appears to be the first case in which a young adult female had ovarian cysts that resulted from autoimmune-induced hypothyroidism.

The researchers cautioned clinicians: "To avoid inadvertent surgery to remove an ovarian tumor, it is essential that a patient with multiple ovarian cysts and hypothyroidism be properly managed, as the simple replacement of a thyroid hormone could resolve the ovarian cysts."[1]

Reference:

1. Kubota, K., Itho, M., Kishi, H., et al.: Primary hypothyroidism presenting as multiple ovarian cysts in an adult woman: a case report. Gynecol. Endocrinol.,

24(10):586-589, 2008.

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You can see from the link below that there appears to be a connection between Meniers Disease and hypo.

google.co.uk/search?q=menie...

Also, many times if we are hypothyroid and have clinical symptoms, doctors are unaware of any symptoms at all so will diagnose it as 'something' other than connected to the thyroid gland. Neither will they increase the dose if they deem TSH to be in the 'normal' range when we feel best when its 1 or below.

[nomemorytonight in reply to shaws]

Wow..thanks Shaws, there's a gynoprat I'd like to show that to