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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Suggest Remedy For Anxiety ,depression And Sleeplessness

I am 22 years old. In 2010, I had my first child. When I was pregnant; I lost my sex drive. After having my child, I slowly started to gain it back. Then in Dec of 2010, I had the Paragard IUD inserted. My sex drive went away. I have been battling with depression and anixety since Nov 2010 and til now. In 2011, I had my gallbladder removed. I have now been fighting with sleep. I will sleep for 10 hrs or more and feel like I never slept. Then sometimes I cant sleep until 3 am and will wake up 5 or 6 hours later. I dont work and only take care of my daugther everyday. I am obese. I am 240 pounds and have gained 100 pounds since 2010. Lately, my menstrual cycle has been very off. 5 weeks between each period and im very heavy and have alot of pain and midol or any other medicine doesnt help the pain. I am deciding to get my IUD taken out and go birth control free because I am not having sex anyways due to my no sex drive. I was wondering if I should get my thyroid checked out? Or if it could be something else? I am not on any medication and have never taken any medications for my depression and anixety. I only have my copper iud.
Fri, 30 May 2014
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Sad state of affairs with you. Yes you need to check your thyroid profile as hypothyroidism can cause lethargy low mood overweight etc.
other than this I think you are having dysthymia or chronic saddness.need to visit a psychiatrist for treatment.
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Suggest Remedy For Anxiety ,depression And Sleeplessness

Sad state of affairs with you. Yes you need to check your thyroid profile as hypothyroidism can cause lethargy low mood overweight etc. other than this I think you are having dysthymia or chronic saddness.need to visit a psychiatrist for treatment.