Question: My daughter is 24 tomorrow and has been diagnosed with hashimoto Thyroiditis in Nov. 2012 ans was put on 25 mg of synthroid. Since then she has been complaining of severe knee pain. lower back pain, abdominal pain and seems to be getting worse by the day. Now just 1 month ago her blood test showed an increase in her white blood count she has also been complaining of constant urgency to urinate. The Dr. said her Thyroid is already burned out and it is an auto immune disorder and it is now attcking her tissues and wants her to see a rhumetoid Dr. They have put her on prednisone for the inflamation now to find out she has been getting oxycodone off the street and claims that is the only thing that helps with the pain because the Dr.s refuse to give her pain medication. She has been acting out with a tremendous amount of anger towards me and cut up my cloths, cord to my curling irons and is obsessed with my babys death from a premature birth only 13 months after she was born and was also a premature baby of 27 weeks. She is very slow in learning and was diagnosed with adhd at the age of 7 and put her on adderal of which she only took it for a few months because she didnt like it. she has always had sleep issues and was also put on clonidine when she was 8 but was constantly wetting the bed so i took her off of it. She had to graduate from an alternative school because she was flunking special ed classes. She has only had 2 jobs in her life and they only lasted 1 month. She is always having sex with every man she meets pretty much on the first date. She has no friends now and is in a toxic relationship with a 25 yr old man who also does not work and is suffering from depression and only uses her for sex and what ever drugs she can get, I am on oxycodone from a herniated disc and have to lock up my medication or she steals it. She has stolen from everyone in her family very expensive and sentimental jewlery inclusing my wedding rings and lies constantly, she lives in fantacy land and i can not get thru to her. My husband and i are seperated but have a very good relationship. I also have a 20 yr old son and instead of consentrating on her brother that is alive she is always at the cemetary visiting the babys grave and has recently taped all of the babys pictures that passed away. He only liived 42 days he never came home from the hospital. She is violent with me she has hit me and called the police on me 3 times for trying to disciplin her. She refuses any type of treatment and constantly talks about death and she hates her life and wants to die. I dont know what to do i am afraid of her so she is now living with her father and granparents. All she does is yell and scream at me and she twist it around to be my fault she is the way she is. She has no interest in working . all she wants to do is have a baby and can not get pregnant Thank God. I am afraid this disease is attacking her brain. I have had her to the ER 2 times in the last month and each time she gets more angry and depressed because she said she is in so much pain and know one believes her and refuses her pain medicine when she claims that is the only thing that makes her feel better. The whole family has pretty much shunned her because they are afraid to let them in their house because she steals and is on drugs. The only thing that calms her down is marijuana. What do you do when she refuses treatment. I wont let her get her drivers lisence because i am afraid she is going to have a seroius accident she is very slow reac.s at this point. tinf. She can not count money very well and really cant tell distance or even comprehend weeks and months or time. What is wrong with her? She has always had anger issues and throws or hits things and and has hit me in the head with a phone 5 times in a row because i tried to take her lap top away. She does not even know how to fill out an application right, but yet she has a graet memory and is very smart in some areas. She can repeat a whole movie word for word. I dont understand what is wrong with her and neither do the Drs at this point. Please help me?

I can upload her latest blood test results shortly

Thank You Your answer is pretty much what i was leading towards and i will look into the recommended medication you have mentioned. Do you think it is a good idea to put her back on suboxone for her opiod addiction. She was on it for 4 months last year and she was much more manageable but now with the hashimotos i dont know if it is a good idea. I know the best thing is nothing but she said without it she experiences uncontiollable and dibilitating anxiety. I dont know if she is acting, exagerating or what. i do know we went to mexico in Feb of this year and she was off of evrything for 12 days but waas full of anxiety. What is your opinion?

Should i just wait until i get her evaluated by a psychiatrist? It is advisable to use the suboxone along with 1 of the other medications you had mentioned or is it 1 or the other or a combination of both. Not sure will the suboxone interfere with 1 or more of the other medications you had suggested or should i get her on the suboxone immediatly to just get her started back in the right direction and then let the psychiatrist take it from there and let him decide what to do from there on? Thanks

Yes i agree I think the Dr did test her for stds and hiv recently i have to check and make sure and i have had several discussions with her about that but she has a very low self esteem but also claims she was using condoms until this boyfriend that she is seeing now. Your advise has helped me tremendously and i appreciate it as you can see this is keeping me up at night worrying about what to do. Thank You!

I am in the process of scheduling laser surgery as well i have weaned myself off of it before and i can handle it but she cant because i dont want to take it anymore either but i have get my back fixed because i am in too much pain and that will help her to know i stopped and its not in the house and that will help her because your right i am so stressed its making me sick and i have to fix me to be strong for her. Thanks again i have alot of work to do but again you have given me more answers then i have been getting all in 1 night. thank god for this website!!