Question: I am writing on behalf of my mother who is 62 year old Hindu XXXXXXX Women. She started developing the below symptoms shorty after my dad passed 8 years ago and at the same time was concurrently experiencing menopause. Her stress level was high at this time.

No definite diagnosis has been provided by any doctors we have visited. She is very hesitant to seek any medical attention and is convinced she is perfectly normal and does not need any medicines or medical help but her daily activity and physical condition indicate otherwise. It is an extreme case of denial in her case. Her recent labs indicate a high TSH level so i am writing to you to see if there could be any correlation to her current condition and hypothyroidism. Please see below for a description of her symptoms.

Symptoms
In last 8 years she has developed these issues:
Mania, hard to focus, decreased diet, weight loss (currently 76lbs, previous normal weight 90-95lbs 8 years ago), increased house clutter and no desire to organize, poor hygiene habits, poor daily diet habits of just snacks and tea, audible clicking noise from throat/neck which she denies is occurring despite myself and others clearly hearing it, She is able to stop it when asked about it and I don’t hear while she sleeps. Constant movement of leg while sitting/standing but not when sleeping.

Currently on 2.5mg Abilify daily.

Current Labs show 9.260uIU/mL TSH and T4 1.37ng/dL. (1 year prior TSH was 6.567 and T4 was 1.18 ).


Is it possible the malfunction of her thyroid could explain her symptoms?

Thanks for your input, how about the clicking noise from her throat, is it possible the thyroid gland can emit such a sound? Her local doctor thinks its a tick but i want to see what you think. She denies it exists but yet i can hear it clearly often, she is however able to stop it when i ask her about it so it is not uncontrollable but tends to just happen throughout the day. I dont think it happens at night when she sleeps.