Low iron (Ferritin blood levels below 70) contribute to thyroid dysfunction, thyroid - related weight gain and hair loss, fatigue and
mood disturbances like depression.
Not exact matches
A mental health professional could also help determine if her sleep
disturbances and other symptoms are transient in nature or more chronic, or if she is also struggling with other things
like a depressed
mood.
There are also non-motor symptoms
like changes in cognitive function, depressed
mood and sleep
disturbance.
Signs of a progesterone imbalance often include irregular menstrual cycles; premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms including swollen or tender breasts,
mood swings, and irritability; digestive
disturbances like diarrhea or constipation; and weight gain.
Though for awhile I thought it may have been from a copper deficiency; for years now I have supplemented for 15 mg Zinc daily (RDA without copper) and know too much Zinc can low copper levels leading to similar symptoms such as;
mood disturbances, Flu
like symptoms and fatigue, but despite taking a break from Zinc for weeks at a time my symptoms haven't improved much so it must be OT.
It can remain dormant for years and then later mimic a number of psychiatric illnesses, including anxiety disorders,
mood disturbances, psychosis, and autism -
like behaviors.