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Michael
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I've been looking up on some the American medical sites and they are saying that there is a direct link between thyroid malfunction and having raised cholesterol and depression!
I currently am on 159micro grammes a day of thyroxin a day, my last test said my cholesterol was raised and required my cholesterol tablets to be doubled to 40mg a day. I have over the last few months had a lot of up and down days and I can't help but wonder if that is the 'base' thing that is wrong with me ie thyroid not working and that the depression and cholesterol are just the side effects of the thyroid not working?
http://disease.holplus.com/blog/D/Faulty-Thyroid-Causes-Depression.html
The above is just one of the links to sites which seem to say that.
How do you broach the subject with a doctor? without sounding like I am a hyperchondriac?
Michael
I currently am on 159micro grammes a day of thyroxin a day, my last test said my cholesterol was raised and required my cholesterol tablets to be doubled to 40mg a day. I have over the last few months had a lot of up and down days and I can't help but wonder if that is the 'base' thing that is wrong with me ie thyroid not working and that the depression and cholesterol are just the side effects of the thyroid not working?
http://disease.holplus.com/blog/D/Faulty-Thyroid-Causes-Depression.html
The above is just one of the links to sites which seem to say that.
How do you broach the subject with a doctor? without sounding like I am a hyperchondriac?
Michael