Depression and Disorders of Thyroid

Thyroid, both under-active (hypothyroidism) and overactive (hyperthyroidism) can cause depression. Thyroid plays a major role in controlling your moods; in fact mood wings are commonly observed in people with severe thyroid diseases.

A person having hyperthyroidism is likely to experience unusual restlessness, nervousness, irritability and anxiety. All these signs and symptoms eventually lead to depression, which is often very difficult to cope up with. Similarly, a person having hypothyroidism is likely to experience severe fatigue, lethargy and depression. These symptoms usually come in combination.

The symptoms of thyroid often results in depression, weakness, fatigue and overall illness. This often makes a person feel low about the status and slowly a person slips into deeper stages of depression. Also, the hormonal imbalances and differences can lead to frequent mood swings and mood changes, which results in depression when left untreated.

The symptoms of depression related to thyroid often pose to be interfering with the daily activities and causes disturbed sleep, inability to work, read and understand and disabled functions. With the treatment of thyroid, the signs of depression also subside.