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Suggest Treatment For Exhaustion And Stress

I suffer from the feeling of total exhaustion even when I ve done nothing.im taking thyroxine1mg daily,which initially helped,but when I have a stressful situation it seems like my body can t use it s fight and flight system,I have wondered if I am suffering from some kind of adrenal insufficiency and have thought of doing a salivary cortisol.this has been ongoing for about 4 yrs now,and became evident after I had my home burgled.i would appreciate your comments.
Wed, 9 Apr 2014
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Hello,

I understand that you are going through a difficult time due to your problems. From the description of your problems, one possibility is that you could be suffering from a chronic depressive disorder (a.k.a. Dysthymia).

Persons with thyroid disorders are known to have a much higher prevalence of depression. Moreover, you have also mentioned that your symptoms were trigerred by a stressful event. So, I think thatit would be worthwhile to see a psychiatrist for a detailed evaluation and further manaagement.

Best wishes.
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Suggest Treatment For Exhaustion And Stress

Hello, I understand that you are going through a difficult time due to your problems. From the description of your problems, one possibility is that you could be suffering from a chronic depressive disorder (a.k.a. Dysthymia). Persons with thyroid disorders are known to have a much higher prevalence of depression. Moreover, you have also mentioned that your symptoms were trigerred by a stressful event. So, I think thatit would be worthwhile to see a psychiatrist for a detailed evaluation and further manaagement. Best wishes.