Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if anyone has hypo/hyper thyroid diagnosis and ADHD ( or vice versa?) My 28 year old daughter was diagnosed with ADHD 6 months ago and the more I'm learning about thyroid problems, the more I see ADHD being connected to it. Would appreciate any info.
Hi Scrumbler,
My niece has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. Do you have any links or references you could share showing the connection? I’ve not come across this before. Many thanks
Thanks Scrumbler,She's waiting for some results of tests she had done last week. She ended up in A & E with racing heart, feeling faint and pain in her side and ribs. The dr she saw wasn't sure what was going on but told her he would test for thyroid and anaemia. I'll keep you posted.
Hi again,She got her test results and they told her they were normal. I'm going to get her to do a private test asap.
I said exactly the same to her when she told me. I've told her to ask for her results, so when she gets them I'll put them on here.
Hi,She was diagnosed after years of "mums gut feeling" that something wasn't right, and I told many teachers and even a therapist who she saw during her GCSE's because she was so anxious and couldn't concentrate. Her behaviour just got stranger as she got older and she had 3 breakdowns/burnouts in her 20's. We finally found a really nice GP last year who said he thought she had ADHD and to move things along we got a private diagnosis with a specialist centre in Yorkshire. She is on meds now and she has improved with the help of an ADHD therapist. I joined this forum a few months ago because I have been having strange symptoms for several years and keep being told there's nothing wrong. I got a blood test done with Blue Horizon and low and behold something is going on but still not diagnosed. So, through this site I found some info on ADHD and thyroid problems.
I've posted my blood test results on one of my first posts. I'm not sure how to move it over here?
Hello again,I'm still waiting to talk to my GP about blood and urine (24 hour) tests I've had done in the past 4 weeks. I'm hoping this happens tomorrow as I couldn't get an appointment today. Will keep you posted.
Many thanks Scrumbler, and for the links, so helpful, I’ll pass them on to my sister.Take care xx
Yes, got them, thank you very much xx
Hi.
Often ADHD and thyroid disorders can have symptoms which look similar, like brain fog.
When I was going to be screened for ADHD as an adult, I needed to have additional checks to rule out thyroid disorders. It turns out I had a subclinical thyroid issue and wasn't told about my blood test results at the time. This was picked up 1.5 years later. My GP then monitored my bloods every 6 months until my levels went from subclinical to clinical. I now have Hashimoto's and take medication for it. It's still monitored every 6 months.
Regarding ADHD, I have been diagnosed with this as well. It is often missed in girls. I had to get my old school reports from my parents to help with diagnosis, but it shows that there is proof of ADHD from childhood. It is also highly inherited. My parents have it too (though they each show it in different ways). I take non-stimulant ADHD meds.
The fun thing about ADHD in women, is that our neurotransmitters are also highly influenced by oestrogen levels. I was diagnosed years ago and was already on the combined contraceptive pill. However, when perimenopause started a couple of years ago (about 8-10 years earlier than I even thought I'd have to think about it), I didn't even know that's what was going on. It felt like my ADHD had become worse and my coping strategies seemed like they were no longer working. It even felt like my brain stopped working. When I finally realised (after being signed off sick from work for what I thought was stress), I had some extra screenings and now take my contraceptive continuously (with a week's break every 3 months, as agreed with my GP).
Recently, my ADHD specialist and I have worked on changing my ADHD medication levels as well to see if this helps too. It's a balance between seeing a benefit without seeing side effects for that.
Hi Layline, The connection between thyroid problems and ADHD is something I've been researching a lot in the past year and oddly enough, just yesterday I heard Sean Ryder( Happy Mondays singer) talking about his diagnosis of hypothyroidism and ADHD in the past 18 months. My daughter still hasn't had any kind of diagnosis for thyroid problems but we will keep at it.
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