Re: Success !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 21, 2002

Hey Group,

The repetition of the word " suicidal " is frightening. I thought that I was the

only one who felt this and it was because of going off the latest serotonin

reuptake inhibitor. It seems to be true that several of these cause suicidal

ideation and I'm wondering now which this is. Is suicidal thought related to

the disease, the way we feel or the drugs? And, if any of these are the case,

shouldn't we be putting that symptom in CAPITAL LETTERS for everyone to see?

Never having seen the face of anyone on this list but Elaine (and that was a

long long time ago) I still would feel terrible grief if one of us were lost so

senselessly. And I think we may have a mandate to keep reinforcing the

existence of this symptom for anyone new who may sign on.

You guys are so cool. The message that " you are not alone " is the primo one

always.

Laurel

Re: Success !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Pam,

>>>Wish I could take total responsibility for being a pro active patient.

>>>But I must share my victory with all of you that have taken the time out

>>>of you days, to help me get here.<<<

You should take responsibility for beCOMING proactive with all that you have

accomplished! When you first came here you were so sick and so at the end

of your rope, and look where you are today! I agree, the support and

knowledge in this group is worth so much to all of us! Together we learn,

together we teach, and together we reach successes. If I didn't have this

group and the people in it I think I would fall apart some days.

>>>I am afraid I was one that had to hit the bottom of the barrel before I

>>>really DID something instead of thinking about it. After all, my Top Doc

>>>told me diet would have no effect at all. And when I was way too hypo for

>>>me... he said I was fine. Thoughts of suicide because of the mental fog

>>>and the terrible pain is not FINE in my book. Lab numbers are good to

>>>use, but we must find our own set- point. I personally can not function

>>>at a FT4 of .78, my personal thing I guess.<<<

I had to hit the bottom of the barrel too Pam. Became suicidal after more

than 4 years of being left in hypOhell because doctors wouldn't attribute

anything to thyroid because all they used was a TSH for 4 years. When I

bottomed out, I found my first support board that led me to this one and my

learning began...and still continues each and every day. Some of us, like

you and me, well we just have to get desparate to get us moving I think ;-)

Until I found this group, I lived in the denial that my doctors created and

I believed...that will never happen again on anything else in my life that

is for sure.

Talk to you later,

Jody

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