Will thyriod disease cause anxiety and depression?

Answer 1

Here are the symptoms as described by WebMD:
What Are the Symptoms?


Hyperthyroidism:

Weight loss despite increased appetite.
Increased heart rate, higher blood pressure, nervousness, and excessive perspiration.
More frequent bowel movements, sometimes with diarrhea.
Muscle weakness, trembling hands.
Development of a goiter.
Lighter or shorter menstrual periods.


Hypothyroidism:

Lethargy, slower mental processes or depression.
Reduced heart rate.
Increased sensitivity to cold.
Tingling or numbness in the hands.
Development of a goiter.
Constipation, heavy menstrual periods or dry skin and hair.


Sub-acute thyroid:

Mild to severe pain in the thyroid gland.
The thyroid feels tender to the touch.
Pain when swallowing or turning your head.
Appearance of these symptoms shortly after a viral infection, such as the flu, mumps, or measles.

So in short, yes a hypo-active thyroid can lad to depression.

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Answer 2

It can cause different levels of either anxiety or depression depends if your thyroid gland is producing too much thryroxin or too little. ( the thyroid regulates the bodies motabulism) Too much and your condition is hyper-thyroidism. Too little and you then develop hypo-thyroidism. I strarted out as hyper. Used to eat like a horse never gaining an ounce of wieght felt way too energetic and slept five minutes and got up feeling I had eight hours sleep. My eyes became slightly bulged out like your staring in disbelife. Once it was determined i had hyper-thyroid issues I had to drink a dose of radioactive iodine to reduce the size of the thyroid gland. A few years after I was still slightly overactive again i was given a radioactive iodine solution. Kind of spooky when the guy gives it to you wearing lead gloves and protective clothes and after your done drinking it they swish it with water and you drink that too. After they test the container with a geyger counter to make sure you got it all. It is the first organ that gets destroyed or altered when you are exposed to excessive radioactive materials. Like nuclear fall out etc. Unfortunately the last dose took a little too much off in the size of the gland and i became underactive. (hypo) You get tired quicker and you just don't seem yourself. Your stressed easily and experience certain levels of anxiety. But it is easily corrected with medication that is not too expensive. One that I currently use is "altroxin" and when your taking it as you should you feel absolutly normal. Been using it now for nearly 20 years. No side effects that I can tell. A simple blood test called a "T4 take up" will determine one way or another if you have a thyroid problem. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

It can cause depression if your thyroid is too low (Hashimoto's disease). Other common side effects are lower metabolism (you may find it hard to lose weight) and hair loss.

If this is your problem, a thyroid supplement is an easy cure. Your doctor will want to monitor your thyroid levels by drawing blood before and after you start taking the medicine to make sure you've got the right dose.

Answer 4

My mother has a thyroid issue and she is depressed sometimes. I don't know if having a thyroid disease causes it for sure, but I think I remember my mother talking about that. I think that if you leave it untreated that it can lead to dementia too. If you need to, take meds, but only if your doctor says you have to have it.

Answer 5

Defiantly it causes anxiety and depression!
I have thyroid disease and those are two of the symptoms....
There are more symptoms
decreased appetite
increased appetite
no energy
tiredness
anger
eyes bulging.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

yes, and not taking thyroid medicine can lead to other mental health issues. My aunt has been a complete loon since they took her thyroid out and she refuses to take any meds, cause "Jesus will heal he". A simple blood test will confirm, and the meds are really pretty inexpensive. good luck

Answer 8

it can, which is one reason why its appropriate to see your primary care doctor if you are having these problems..get checked out for any physical reason first...a hyper thyriod can cause all sorts of problems..and its function can be checked with a simple blood test....feel better!

Answer 9

It can.