Hi all. I’m preparing myself to the the sleeve surgery and I’m just curious if any of you have had that your mental health should get better. I’m suffering from anxiety and thyroid disorder and I want it to go away ?

Edited October 12, 20232 yr by Pink fridge

anxiety - no. Thyroid - I'm not sure. It does have an impact on some of your hormones, but I'm not sure about thyroid. I'd check with the surgeon and see if he or she knows.

well I take that back. I just googled it. Anxiety and depression can improve in some patients - but it depends on a lot of factors - social support, weight loss success, better health, etc. So I guess it partially would depend on the types of things that tend to set off your anxiety.

Edited October 12, 20232 yr by catwoman7

I would say no to the anxiety mine actually increased for awhile but it depends on what actually causes your anxiety, the anxiety i had about going out to places that required dressing up (not jeans and a shirt) well i just didnt go but now i enjoy going out . So I some cases it has improved

thyroid not sure that would be a question for your Dr.

I suffer from baaaad anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. I had my sleeve Oct. 2. I’m not sure if it’s a coincidence or related, but my anxiety has been a lot better. I also do feel happier. I hope it is related and you will experience this as well. Good luck!

Side note, about 2 to 3 days after my surgery, I had a few bad mental health days, kind of a “regret and why did I do this? “ Went away and then some. ??

Edited October 13, 20232 yr by JLNug
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Considering there are a multitude of thyroid disorders, without a specific confirmed medical diagnosis, it would be impossible to offer an opinion as to how WLS could affect your prognosis. As someone who has dealt with the extreme swing from stroke-level hyperthyroidism cause by the autoimmune disorder of Grave's Disease to a partial thyroidectomy during the early weeks of an unknown pregnancy which placed addition stress on my remaining thyroid causing the destruction of all thyroid function; I have run the gambit of thyroid crisis scenarios including a couple of life threatening emergencies with myxedema comas. I am closely monitored by a team of endocrinologists who specialize in unique cases. How WLS could affect your particular thyroid issue would be best answered by an endocrinologist who specialize in thyroid disorders. As far as my 40 years of experience dealing with the thyroid roller coaster, my tsh, uptake, t3 levels and thyroid medication dosage were never affected by my weight.

Good luck to you!