November 3, 2006

Are You Feeling Depressed?

Depression can hit some folks out of no where and this is often a melancholic state that can't be cured by vast amounts of chocolate or your very dessert. Depression is more serious than most folks care to think about and this is where I found myself at age 42.

I was at work one day and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Depression! I had been noticing my mood shifting from one extreme to another. My husband also noticed it but didn't know what to do. One day I felt good and the next day down. It had gotten to the point I didn't enjoy simple things like going to the movie or an outing with my family.

So this one day at work I just wanted to walk away from it all. It was not to the point where I wanted to harm myself but I was so depressed until I just wanted to cry my eyeballs out. I knew at this point I needed to do something. So I made an appointment with my doctor and to top it all off I also had gained 20 pounds in 3 months which really made me depressed.

So what follow was a world-wind of test from an MRI to blood work. Through all of this, the only thing they found was my prolactin level was low. But to make a long story short, I was suffering from an underactive thyroid even though it was not diagnosed in my blood test.

Did you know an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism causes depression, weight gain, low sex drive, insensitive to cold and heat, high cholesterol and hair loss? The thyroid gland regulate so many functions in our body and is very important for overall health. Even though my doctor did not put me on thyroid medication, she did prescribed Sarafem (prozac).

I did not want to take prozac so I looked for an alternative treatment to help me with my underactive thyroid and what I found was Thyromine. This product has worked wonders. I feel better and I stopped gaining weight and started losing. I'm no longer running from my husband if you know what I mean. So if you are suffering from depression, it could very well be your thyroid. Thyromine has worked wonders for me I am sure it will for you.