Can anyone tell me if hashimotos causes anxiety. The dr said I have hashimotos and under active thyroid but that would t cause my anxiety only hyper causes anxiety... so confused
Hashimotos : Can anyone tell me if hashimotos... - Thyroid UK
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Elysha
Anxiety can be a symptom of underactive thyroid
Listed under "Mental and Emotional" :
Nervousness/anxiety
Doctor is definitely wrong. Underactive as well as overactive thyroid can cause anxiety. Another GP who doesn’t understand how important thyroids are...
I’ve had a little hunt for some more info about why - there is quite a bit, including studies - but this is quite a nice explanation:
hypothyroidmom.com/are-you-...
Thank you so much for being so helpful
I've experienced anxiety with both too much and too little thyroid medication so I think it's very possible that both under and overactive thyroid can cause anxiety. The description of anxiety is subjective so what your doc means by anxiety and what you mean by anxiety may be different. However, the main point is that you feel out of sorts and worried, I expect, and that can be a result of lacking thyroid hormone.
Anxiety can be caused by other factors though such as overactive parathyroid glands, some heart conditions etc, so worth ruling out other possibilities.
*sigh*. Yes, being hypo causes anxiety too. Best not to mention it or they'll have you anti-depressants before you can sneeze. And they won't really help.