Behavioral problems??
Posted By: SuzieQ on 2007-01-11
In Reply to: My 13 y.o. niece has just been dx with Grave's disease. Does anyone here have any info or sm - concerned aunt
I hope someone will fill me in on Graves causing behavioral problems, never heard of this. I have thyroid disease and have read up on it and no mention of behavioral ifficulties,just lethargy, fatigue and the like. Don’t think something that cannot be taken care of with medicine/surgery or whatever the doctor thinks right. As far as 13 years old looking more advanced than her years, have 30+ year old daughter now and you should have seen the girls graduating with her from grammer school!! Some looked to be in their late teens, some mature like that and now female teens maturing and having periods earlier. If my child I probably would go surgical as I would not want irradiation unless dire circumstances which I would not consider this one.
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Call a neurologist who specializes, one who may probabably also have a PhD in Psych. Go in by yourself if you have to and describe what you are experiencing and maybe he or she can give you some direction and information that may help you have your husband evaluated. There are tests he can administer and others that he can send him out for. There are several things that come to mind, but without evaluation this is speculation. It is possible that after you consult a neurologist that he may send you out for evaluation by either a psychologist or psychiatrist, or both. Maybe he has family members or good friends who will help you to encourage him to be evaluated? No matter the outcome, it is best if you consult someone professional who can steer you in the right direction. Best wishes to you. I will be thinking of you. Let us know how this works out.
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