Re: Hypothyroidism and Psychiatric Illness

This is true. I am a living testimony to it.

Years ago our insurance changed from PPO to HMO and so we had a different doctor. I took my empty bottle of Synthroid in to get a refill. (At that time I had been out for about a month.)

They wouldn't refill it. Said they had to blood tests to verify... even though they had the records. Three months later with continuing blood tests to monitor thyroid hormones I finally bottomed out and it was decided by them that I did in fact need the Synthroid.

Those death doctors allowed me to crash and burn because prior to them giving me a refill I had a psychotic break. Thank God my best friend's grandmother had had a similar experience! Her grandmother was put in a mental hospital for a few months before it was discovered that she was low on thyroid. When she was put on it, her psych problems disappeared.

I should have sued... not only lost my health (slowly), I also lost my lost mental health (temporarily-- some might contest that, lol), lost a business and had to declare bankruptcy after selling everything we could.

I/we have yet to recover from that ordeal.

I am so thankful for this forum (and this site) as not only am I no longer a victim of death doctors, but I no longer need the synthetic thyroid treatment with Iodine supplementation.

And, Iodine has done so much more for me than just getting me off those life-long "maintenance" pills too.

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