Depression & Hypothyroidism
One of the symptoms of Hypothyroidism is depression. Which makes sense, you feel exhausted, you're gaining weight, you lack the energy to do the simplest of things, who wouldn't feel depressed! But what if you already battle with depression and also have hypothyroidism? I have battled with depression and anxiety all my adult life, which I take medication for. For the most part the drugs help, but I still have days when it gets the better of me. So, when I started experiencing the symptoms of hypothyroidism, I thought I was just having a "down day", but that down day became a down week and a down fortnight. All I wanted to do was sleep the day away and I could because we were in lockdown, I had no reason to get out of bed or off the sofa. Over the years I have become quite good at pulling myself out of these funks I get into occasionally, but this time I just couldn't. I was sinking deeper and deeper into depression. I spoke to my GP about what I thought was j...
