? Thyroid involvment

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Hi,

Does anyone know how a thyroid problem would have any affect on anxiety/OCD

issues? My husband took our son (who also has Aspergers) to the psychiatrist

this week for a regular visit. He told him how our son has been having some

meltdowns lately...with thoughts of hurting himself. He started this week

poking himself with a pencil leaving small red dots. He is upset over a girl in

his classroom that is bothering him (not sure her issues, but she is special

needs.....they are in a 12:1:1 class for many classes). Anyways, the school

psychiatrist called me Wed. stating had many dots on his arm, had been

down to see her many times that day already (this was not even mid morning yet)

and was asking to go to the hospital to talk to someone! Because he was seeing

the psychiatrist that afternoon I called him to see if he could see him

sooner....of course he couldn't. From what I explained he didn't think

was in any danger and that he would see him that day and talk it over with him.

I also explained to him that is VERY tired all the time and falls asleep

very easily after school/dinner when he is just sitting watching TV. He was

going to see about a change in 's med. He is on Gabapentin, Guanfacine,

Abilify and Fluoxetine....I hate that he is on all these meds and concerned

about the weight gain. He last weighed earlier this month at 175 pounds

(5'3/4 " ). Well, when he saw that day (which, by the way, he seemed to

snap out of it and have a decent day at school) he told my husband that he

didn't think the recent change in 's behavior had to do with the

meds...that and the fact that was falling asleep while sitting

there....he thinks something is up with his thyroid and was sent for blood work.

We are now waiting back for the results.

So, now that I jumped all over the place with this post and hopefully it makes

some sense, does anyone have any knowledge with thyroid issues and how it would

affect him with his anxiety/OCD issues?

Thanks,

Debbie