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Is there a link between anxiety and thyroid disease?
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There can be: Hyperthyroidism can lead to quite significant anxiety.
Answered 7/11/2014
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Yes!: Hyperthyroidism, over active thyroid gland causing you to have too much thyroid hormone can make you feel very anxious. Can cause tremors, loss of sleep , loss of appetite. Easily diagnosed by blood test!
Answered 7/11/2014
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Thyroid: The presence of thyroid disease is associated with the onset of a number of mental health disorders. Anxiety is one of those. There is no evidence that anxiety causes thyroid disease.
Answered 2/11/2017
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Can untreated anxiety or generalized anxiety disorder lead to thyroid problems, for example hyperthyroidism? Thank you
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I'm kerry I'm 37 .I take citilopram antideppressants for past 9 years .I'm trying to come off slowly redusing I get anxiety but not as bad as panic disorder like years ago .I've got underactive thyroid which got diegnosed 1 year ago I've started treating
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