Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 In a message dated 10/20/2004 4:12:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, 420@... writes: > but also bipolar sufferers, who take lithium which > eventually erodes their thyroids. > baron, and if a person has thyroid disease in the family...the thyroid can fail very fast from the lithium. I know three BDD sufferers that happened to...all young folks. you do know there's some research linking bipolar and thyroid antibodies? cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 doesn't ms cause lesions on the brain, also? it seems to have a real physiological impact on the brain, is what i remember reading. b > > > Sorry, spastic memory, but brain fog IS a symptom of hypo. That shows > that the thyroid IS affecting your thoughts/memory etc. And hypo and > hyper affect people in different ways. So it is possible that a hypo > person would have a severe case of brain fog. OR someone has Hashi's > or Graves and has symptoms of other autoimmune diseases. I know MS > can affect your memory. Agreed not directly related to your thyroid > but directly related to having an autoimmune disease. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 yes, baron, that is correct. My best friend has MS, but she also has a lot of symptoms that resemble hypoT. I remember her telling me that it's more common in some geographical areas of the US too. Her yearly check ups include a scan of her brain to see if there are new lesions. And the meds she takes I think could very easily make the thyroid not function. Some of those meds are like taking chemotherapy for cancer. They do as much harm as they do good. :-( SandyE~Houston On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:12:52 -0700 baron chat wrote: > doesn't ms cause lesions on the brain, also? it seems to have a >real > physiological impact on the brain, is what i remember reading. > > b > > > > > > > > > Sorry, spastic memory, but brain fog IS a symptom of hypo. That >shows > > that the thyroid IS affecting your thoughts/memory etc. And hypo >and > > hyper affect people in different ways. So it is possible that a >hypo > > person would have a severe case of brain fog. OR someone has >Hashi's > > or Graves and has symptoms of other autoimmune diseases. I know MS > > can affect your memory. Agreed not directly related to your >thyroid > > but directly related to having an autoimmune disease. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 In a message dated 10/21/2004 11:14:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, jreid69@... writes: > I have recently joined a bipolar online group as I > have a step-daughter who is bipolar. I have held my tongue to date as I'm > new to their board, but I've been wanting to brooch the subject of > hypothyroidism and bipolar disorder - especially those who have taken > lithium and been thrown into hypothyroidism (if they weren't that way > previously) along with discussing the many matching symptoms of the disease > and disorder. Yea...I had lots of rude comments thrown my way when I did that on a BDD board. But i also had lots of emails from folks who were so thankful for the information and have gone to their doctor and gotten tested. All were either hypo diagnosed or low T3 but still in range. But with bipolar, there really is a lot of info already out there about its link to bipolar...so it might be easier. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 In a message dated 10/21/2004 1:15:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, marin@... writes: > I NEVER had another episode, so, no matter what all these > psyches say, I believe that the word bipolar simply represents another > symptom of thyroid disease have you seen Dr. Phelps' work on bipolar and thyroid at: http://www.psycheducation.org/thyroid/introduction.htm cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 In a message dated 10/21/2004 11:14:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, jreid69@... writes: > we were looking at her house (might buy it) and the > realtor had mentioned that this woman had been disabled for the past three > years due to " something like fibromyalgia, " but since she didn't say this to > me I didn't feel it proper that I start babbling on about Dr. Lowe in > Colorado and hypothyroidism and Armour, etc. But I sure would have liked to > i've told a good friend who has fibro all this stuff...and for her to please ask her doctor to get tested...but has it done any good? no. it's so hard to save the world sometimes. sigh. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 In a message dated 10/21/2004 12:30:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, 420@... writes: > well there is baron@... which ought to work. > > this worked...i sent the word document to you. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 really, 420@... didn't work? hm. well there is baron@... which ought to work. but i do know that there were server upgrades earlier this morning with them, so if 420 won't work, baron might not work. will you please try again anyway? thanks, cindi. baron > > In a message dated 10/21/2004 10:53:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, > 420@... writes: > >> >> how do we raise the awareness and get them to notice? >> > > sorry...i couldn't get email to go to your address...if you have > another one > to receive mail, let me know...and i'll send you my document. > cindi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 > > Happy Saturday, > > Just something funny - my brain fog was so bad this last week that on > Wednesday I woke up thinking it was Tuesday, and I got on myspace and > started commenting all of my friends with a " Happy Mardi Gras " graphic. > I was halfway done when I realized " derrr, Melody, it's Wednesday! > Mardi Gras is over! " > I felt embarrassed at first, then laughed about it. > -- > > > > so glad to know I am not the only one who does not know what day it is!!! The past few weeks have been very bad for me in relation to which day is which --- I think that was because I could not remember just how long it had been since my dear, sweet friend called to say her cancer was end stage. I was checking papers, calling old classmates, made the mistake one day of calling her house --- glad that I will not have any reason to contact her husband any more. And I am pretty certain this nasty, all pervasive attack of the worst bout of fibro I have had in years was the not knowing how she was. And then when her sister called and I called her back, I was more upset when she told me that her brother-in-law refused to let hospice come in and help them!! It had to be hard enough on Lola to watch her baby sister die (and also the last surviving one of her two YOUNGER sisters!) I know in the past, the responsibilty was something the family did, but now there was NO reason that I can understand why he refused hospice! I know we all have dear friends and each one is important just because of their unique personality, but I think that the loss of K is hurting more than some of the others might! Thank goodness doctor let my husband go to her office and pick up a script for percocet -- got high on a whole one, so today only took 1/2. But there is a big vacant spot in my heart, now. And those of us who had gone to school with her from kindergarten through 8th grade were calling daily for news!!! I am planning to fly to Vegas between K's birthday and mine and then make a trip to the Grand Canyon, where I plan to toss some rosemary into the Canyon in rememberance of her (that's another reason I am upset with her husband, he refused to go with her last spring, never heard his reason, but one would think that you would accompany spouse who knows her time is short and this is the last trip she wants to take!!!) I do apologize for my rambling, but this is such a hard time for me. and I am just glad I have a place to vent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Oh I am truly so very sorry for your loss!!! (((GENTLE HUGS))) wrote: >> so glad to know I am not the only one who does not know what day it >> > is!!! The past few weeks have been very bad for me in relation to > which day is which --- I think that was because I could not remember > just how long it had been since my dear, sweet friend called to say > her cancer was end stage. I was checking papers, calling old > classmates, made the mistake one day of calling her house --- glad > that I will not have any reason to contact her husband any more. > And I am pretty certain this nasty, all pervasive attack of the worst > bout of fibro I have had in years was the not knowing how she was. > And then when her sister called and I called her back, I was more > upset when she told me that her brother-in-law refused to let hospice > come in and help them!! It had to be hard enough on Lola to watch > her baby sister die (and also the last surviving one of her two > YOUNGER sisters!) I know in the past, the responsibilty was > something the family did, but now there was NO reason that I can > understand why he refused hospice! > I know we all have dear friends and each one is important just > because of their unique personality, but I think that the loss of K > is hurting more than some of the others might! > Thank goodness doctor let my husband go to her office and pick up a > script for percocet -- got high on a whole one, so today only took > 1/2. But there is a big vacant spot in my heart, now. And those of > us who had gone to school with her from kindergarten through 8th > grade were calling daily for news!!! > I am planning to fly to Vegas between K's birthday and mine and then > make a trip to the Grand Canyon, where I plan to toss some rosemary > into the Canyon in rememberance of her (that's another reason I am > upset with her husband, he refused to go with her last spring, never > heard his reason, but one would think that you would accompany spouse > who knows her time is short and this is the last trip she wants to > take!!!) > I do apologize for my rambling, but this is such a hard time for me. > and I am just glad I have a place to vent! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 > > Happy Saturday, > > Just something funny - my brain fog was so bad this last week that on > Wednesday I woke up thinking it was Tuesday, and I got on myspace and > started commenting all of my friends with a " Happy Mardi Gras " graphic. > I was halfway done when I realized " derrr, Melody, it's Wednesday! > Mardi Gras is over! " > I felt embarrassed at first, then laughed about it. > -- > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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