Aggitated, snappy and hairloss..help please.

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Any advice is appreciated.

Been here before but no idea how I escaped.

I have been on citalopram for a while now, on/off for pnd etc.
I stopped it around 2-3 weeks ago, gradually I guessed as I kept forgetting to take it and was only on 10mg daily.

I wanted to stop as wanted to come off them, mostly for baby3 which we plan to have.
I also felt in a good place iykwim.

For the last 6+ months I have experienced itchy scalp, flaky and scabby {not nice I know) and hairloss...imo lots of. I am constantly hoovering it up downstairs, its in the plug hole, over my clothes and when I wash my hair there is loss..not a few strands but more like 20-40+.

I have been to my gp, bloods 5ish months ago showed anemia and very low iron levels. When on 3 months iron tablets, bloods repeated about 2 months ago and back to a good level.
Due to be checked again in Jan'11.

My gp didn't seem to worried about the loss etc.

BUT I am...Im also worried about my mental state.
Im easily annoyed, aggitated and feel hyper. I cant sit still for 5 mins and I get easily annoyed by anyone esp the kids. I know its half term and the kids can be hardwork but surely theres more to it.?

Dh is annoying me, he knows how I feel, knows the pressure im under YET proceeded this week to work all hours he could even working this weekend. Says he feels bad and its only this weekend BUT part of me feels like I get neglected and more pressure added to me when really I dont need or want it.

Dh jokingly also calls me mental when I get wound up or aggitated and feels I just need to chill. If only it was that easy.

Whats wrong with me...? .

I have changed gp's and atm will be there 1st thing monday morning (not easy as dd still of school) as I want help.

Can anyone offer me any advice

feck, the kids are driving me mad...the endless crap conversations, questions, arguments, noise..............

Have you been back to the GP? I would go back and ask for a referral if you know that you don't feel yourself. The hyper thing doesn't sound quite right to me. Sorry I'm not of more use but didn't want to leave your post unanswered.

thanks electra. I appreciate it.
Have been back to gp and he did further bloods but to check for ceoliac as he was more worried about why my iron levels had got so low.

I discussed my ad's and coming off them... makes sense I guess BUT to me atm it didnt help as he suggested I do relaxation techniques... Said sit quiet, imagine yourself on a beach, relax whole body blah de dah. Complete waste to me as:

1. I never have free time and peace
2. I find it hard to sit for some time
3. hardly can do that when the kids are running wild and im about to go mad...

Just felt as though he wasn't listening to me iykiwm.

That tbh was my final reason to leave my gp's and go elsewhere. Im now registered with my new one and think I will go there monday.

btw,when I say hyper, I mean I find it hard to sit quite, always have to be doing something. Even when I feel tired I feel I have to do something. Not necessarily hyper as running the walls.

thyroid......low???

Have you had your thyroid checked?

It could be Hyperthyroidism or over-active thyroid.

If you are not getting a satisfactory response from your GP, ask for a referral to an endocrinologist.

brokeoven, tyroid checked at same time as irons checked and it it fine. Mum has under active tyroid so I am conscious of it...
could it be tyroid but other checks that are needed..?

Have you had it checked for over active thyroid?

not sure tethhearseend.... I assumed the gp would check but maybe not.?

The hairloss and agitation are two major signs- have you lost any weight recently?

i agree get your thyroid checked i have underactive thyroid and when may levels are low i get VERY grumpy and aggitated also hairloss and other symtoms.

so you have underactive then.? I guess when the tests came back months ago negative I wouldn't have it..?

Im also struggling to loose weight. Im not massive BUT desperatly need to loose about 1.5 stone and on ww BUT dispite the fact of barely eating Im not loosing a great deal. In fact I find the little I do have and the odd time I have extra the weight goes on very easily.. Today I feel very bloated.