Do problems with your thyroid make a person irritable and hard to deal with?
I have a co-worker that used to be so easy to get along with. We laughed a lot and just got along great. Lately though she is often cranky and has such strong reactions to little things. She has been dealing with thyroid problems.
Has anyone had this happen?
Hi it can be possible as thyroid equalizes your hormones and then now that if it is her thyroid is causing trouble it is possible her hormones are all screwy which could cause the issues.
However I suspect it is more to do with the stress of having such a chronic illness is causing her. I have a chronic illness and it causes me a LOT of stress in a variety of areas.
I mean it could be causing her more medical bills and thyroid means expensive medication!
It could be causing problems within her home life with her relatives and husband & kids if she has them. Stress with money related and transfer into a HUGE variety of things.
Instead of looking at her as not your "fun work friend" right now, maybe start by offering her lunch on paydays.
Something that would help you both chill out, and spend some unrelated to work (thus unrelated to money) time together.
Ask her how things are going. Ask if she is finding it hard.
Just because she may be downplaying it–it doesnt’ sound like she is handling it well. That is where friends, family & even co-workers can help out!!
Trust me! Good luck!
Yes, a female friend of mine was also cranky and moody. After going to a bunch of doctors she found out she had thyroid cancer. It was removed and with the synthetic hormones she has been a much happier and mellower person.
Yes, it drove me nuts. Sometimes I felt like jumping out of my skin. Overactive was my problem. I lost a lot of weight and some muscle mass. Never gained it back. The muscle that is.