Quote: you know what I just recalled? his dad had some thyroid trouble within the last 3-4 years...Hashimoto's or something like that????? could there be a connection?
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!
Hashimoto's is the most common cause in the US of hypothyroidism - it is caused by an autoimmune reaction against the thyroid gland which gradually destroys it. Depression is one of the symptoms of low thyroid. A tendency towards autoimmune thyroid disease can definitely be inherited (2 of my 3 siblings and I and a niece have been diagnosed so far!!!) and may manifest either as Hashimoto's (hypo) or Graves disease (hyper) within the same family.
Let me put together some information on thyroid disease and depression for you and maybe if you give that to your H he will be convinced to get it checked?
The tricky part may be getting him to see a doctor who will actually do a thorough enough evaluation. Obvious cases are easy, but there are many people whose numbers are only slightly abnormal but have serious symptoms, and it can be a bit harder gettin a physician to recognize these cases.
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