New research has found a specific change in brain chemistry due to trauma. An article on Medscape.com says:
“Lower serotonin 1B levels were also strongly associated with age at first trauma. The earlier the trauma exposure, the greater the brain alterations and the greater the severity of PTSD symptoms, and the greater the risk of developing comorbidities,” senior author Alexander Neumeister, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, told Medscape Medical News.
“These findings establish that trauma at a young age causes long-lasting neurobiological and psychological effects in survivors with PTSD. In other words, early-life trauma can interfere with normal brain development,” he said.
The article is somewhat technical, but lay readers like us can pretty much follow what is being discussed. To read the story, you need to register for Medscape.com, which is free.
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EB, I am very fortunate that I had hypoT as a child and it went away during my adult years and have the same doc as I did as a kid. He knows me, my physical and mental health. Now that I have gotten older hypoT has come back and it damn near killed me!! I thought it was PTSD. WRONG!!!!! I got a sermon from him the last time I saw him. I have had a full work up on my thyroid and it is normal size, no nodules, no cancer, no goiters, just darn slow as heck! Only 11% on the uptake test. The meds have made me sicker than I was. I will get through this too. It’s just a tweak of meds and bloodwork. Who knew that would come back to haunt me as an adult? I have had everything checked and I am OK other than the thyroid. I am very lucky! BUT the PTSD does carry symptoms similiar to thyroid and many other physical diseases
No bears at the new house, not that i’ve seen! I finished the move in early Aug…..never saw my friend after spring arrived and they put bars over the culvert he was denning in.
I did have cub prints on my car this summer……but I never saw him.
Life is real good right now…..things are really looking up! My stress is released……and life is very manageable! I got a job offer from a client…..and I picked up another client right after I moved…..Both are life changing financially for me!
It’s funny how we attract things…….and when we are in the shitpile……we just keep scooping to keep breathing….but when we crawl out….stay positive…..how things come our way!
It took awhile…..but there was a reason I needed to get out of my home….
Now i’m financially free…..and Monday i pay off my last CC…..I have no debt……and a great income coming in! My stress worries are behind me. Kids are good and my stress being released and the improvement in our lifestyle has greatly affected their postive outlook on life also!
Not to say shit doesn’t still come our way…..but we are affected less by it……because it’s more manageable.
I’m not wound so tight……so to speak. There is more room to wiggle around it all and prioritize the shit!
I accomplished my goal to model behaviors and stand up and fight our way out from under the spath and all his destruction.
Just recently……we got to see the results of my ‘battle’…..and reap the rewards!
I’m very proud of myself and the kids!
Kids got to see…….the shit doesn’t last forever…..we can’t lay down and give in to it…..we have to keep fighting for the happiness and life we want. Only WE can achieve this!
I never thought I’d be able to achieve or better the financial life I had with spath….because there was 2 of us working the business…….but i’ve surpassed that and I can do it ALONE!
WOW…..it still blows my mind how things work out!!!! REALLY!!!!!
I feel very fortunate!!!!
And you……I read about your thyroid troubles…..I’m sorry to hear about that! I hope your doing well!
I fully believe the stress brought on my Thryoid issues…..so i’m not surprised you have them now!
Has he checked your Vitamin D levels? If not ……get em checked with your next bloodwork.
Low VD levels also contribute to these syptoms.
I take 6000 IU a day…….when I went to MD Anderson for my treatment…..they had me on 50,0000IU every 4 days.
It took 3 months at that IU to get my Vit D levels up into range.
I’ve felt my body differnce when I’m low on Vit D….it makes a HUGE differnece to emotions also!!!!!
I have read “Living well with hypothyroidism” Mary J Shomon. That got me up to speed as an adult on hypoT. When I was a kid… I just took the pill everyday mom said to take until I didn’t need it anymore.
But yes.. as an adult… WOW!!! This carp sucks!! My doc and I have a great relationship and understanding. He gives me a big hug at the end of my visit and says… We are gonna get you back on track! I have been very healthy my whole life and a good patient for him and he even remembers by deceased parents. He’s an awesome old fashioned medicine doc! I love him!
hens < is an OKIE – not an OAKIE..
news is saying this was the biggest quake in OKLA. history…it makes me nervous – KATY stop fallin over PLEASE – I only have one nerve left and your messin with it..
Have you checked out….
http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&webtag=ab-thyroid
Some good info and support there.
Funny….Jr just text me, he’s on a ‘ridalong’ with the cops…..they are tracking a bear!
I told him to leave it alone…..I don’t want my tax dollars working like that!!!!!!!
he assured me….rubber bullets only!
I reminded him that cops catch burglers and spaths…..NOT BEARS!!!! 🙂
Glad to hear that you have reached the top of the mountain and can look down with a full understanding of where you have been and what you have accomplished!!! You should be very proud of yourself….. bear or no bear!!! LOL
The Bear’s around here are just fat gay men, somehow they think bear sounds better than fat and overweight.
Oh Hens……Tomato…..Tomahto……
I won’t mess with ya darlen……not tonight at least!!!
Maybe it’s a good night to have a stiff one…..(well, I mean cocktail!)…….
Katy is falling BACK….not OVER!
Katy….you need a hand up sweetie?