Symptoms such as depression and anxiety can result from different causes. One possible culprit is thyroid disease. These resources explore this problem:
Synthroid Information Center
from Mary Shomon, About's Guide to Thyroid. Be sure to check out her site for info you won't get from Abbott.
Maybe It's Not Depression
An exploration of several problems (including low thyroid) that can sometimes mimic depression.
Synthroid
is Abbott Labs trademark for levothyroxine sodium, a medication for hypothyroidism. More official information is at this site.
The following resources are part of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Healthfinder database:
Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc.
The Thyroid Foundation of America (TFA) is a non-profit organization that provides health education and support for thyroid patients and health professionals. TFA responds to inquiries on all aspects of thyroid dysfunction.
The Thyroid Society For Education & Research
The Thyroid Society for Education & Research is a not-for-profit organization that provides health education for thyroid patients and health professionals.
The Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association
The mission of ThyCa is to: educate patients' families so that they better understand the disease; have participation with others, so that they learn from others' experiences and communicate patients' needs to professionals.
Subclinical Thyroid Disease: A Clinician's Perspective
This article from the Annals of Internal Medicine provides guidelines to assist clinicians when they encounter patients with subclinical thyroid disease.
Screening for Thyroid Disease: An Update
From the Annals of Internal Medicine , this paper focuses on whether screening should be aimed at detection of subclinical thyroid dysfunction and whether persons with mildly abnormal TSH levels can benefit.
