Guest guest Posted January 19, 2002 Report Share Posted January 19, 2002 Hello all! Our 10 yo daughter was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism the week before Christmas. She went into the hospital with a swollen lymph-node and one of the doctors notices her thyroid was also swollen. So we are just beginning this journey. The diagnosis explains many things for us! In April she was officially labeled ADHD, despite my protestations that she is not nor has ever been hyper. The psychologist noted she fidgeted constantly and couldn't sit still. I can't tell you how many people have urged me to put her on Ritalin since last spring, her psychologist and her Sunday School teacher just to name two. I'm so glad we resisted! She's already showing some improvement, gaining five pounds in three weeks. She had become so skinny in the past year. Plus we now have an explanation for her ravenous appetite and why she gets so tired so quickly when playing outside! In talking with the many people we have discovered with this disorder and reading various books, I do worry about her future, especially as she enters puberty and the fluctuating hormones. She has fallen behind her peers in her schoolwork and is a bit of a social outcast. She has been anxious and depressed a little this last year, and we now wonder if it was brought on by her thyroid. Anyway, enough for now! I'll go back to perusing the archives here! Wishing everyone well, Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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