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murielm99

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3. She should see someone about her thyroid.

Reply to Shanti Mama (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 07:45 PM

Jul 2020

This is so often overlooked.

I have Grave's Disease, and I was lucky. My doctor picked up on it right away.

One of my friends was not so lucky. She had the bulging eyes, too. She started to get headaches and occasional blindness, which her doc termed, "hysterical blindness." He sent her to a psychiatrist.

Her psychiatrist said he would provide her therapy if she liked, but only after she had her thyroid checked. He figured it out on her first visit. Maybe he has seen this before?

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Anyone in Japan or have resources there? [View all] Shanti Mama Jul 2020 OP

Just a thought... radical noodle Jul 2020 #1

Thanks, Radical. (good name) Shanti Mama Jul 2020 #2

She should see someone about her thyroid. murielm99 Jul 2020 #3

Thanks, Muriel. Shanti Mama Jul 2020 #4