Guest guest Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Hi all. Joined up yesterday as my partner is already on here and is trying to get her obvious (to me) thyroid problems addressed. My mum also had a partial thyroidectomy 9 years ago and was put on 50mg of thyroxine, and hasn't had her dosage changed since then, because her test are 'within range'. I'll post a few questions about this some other time, but I want to pose a question about something else. I don't know if this has been brought up before, but I have noticed that a lot of people here and in other places are told their problems are 'all in your head', when tests show levels within range, despite symptoms. If gps/endo's seriously think this, why aren't they refering their patients onto a psychiatrist or other mental health specialist? I think patients should challenge their gp/endo to actually refer them on if they think that is the case and see what the response is. I know from experiance that waiting times for mental health referals are horrific, but if the patient got a diagnosis from a psychiatrist saying there was nothing wrong with their actual mental health, gps/endos would have no choice but to deal with the physical symptoms. What does anyone else think? Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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