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Thanks for the replies. Did either of you find youre thought processes were really slowed down and youre memory got worse? Ive been on Thyroxine for 4 months now, surely there should be some improvement. The Dr says my levels are normal now. Im getting so fed up with feeling this way, and find it so hard to keep up at work.

Hi Milly, try not to worry too much we all go through it and there fore most of us remember whats it like. Im currently experiencing problems with time management too, Ive changed jobs. I was working on a small rheumatology ward as a grade 7 and now Im working on a very busy trauma ward as a grade 8, in a different hospital. Everything is done differently, I feel like a student again sometimes. To make it worse Ive been diagnosed with hypothyoidism and my mental processes and body has slowed down. I keep forgetting things. I carry a notebook and make priority lists, it really helps.

Hi Catz, Im so sorry to hear about youre problems. Yes, there are a lot of nurses out there who have or do suffer from depression. I was once diagnosed with depression and felt as if I was going mad. My gp gave me antidepressents which just made me feel like I was on another planet. After numerous visits to my gp I decided that I would not follow his advice of increasing my medication every few weeks. I ditched the tablets, I left my job and went to work somewhere less demanding whilst I sorted myself out. I felt this was better for me than being off work sick. I asked for a referal to a psychiatrist and ended up seeing 2 psychologists, who told me the symptoms I was experiencing where all as a result of life events which had occurred( (bereavements& family problems), this in a way made me feel a little better, sort of relieved that I wasnt going mad.It took me three months to start feeling better, but Im sure the break from nursing helped. I returned to nursing on nightshifts for a year then slowly worked back to dayshifts. It was a frightenning experience. But I do believe this experience has made me a better nurse. I now know the importance of being listenned too. I am not telling you to stop taking youre medication as you have youre own unique life experiences which have brought you too this point in youre life, that was just the right thing for me to do and I had good family support. But I do think you could benefit from talking to someone, maybe a CPN to help you find the right way forward for you. Let me know how things go.:)

Hi, last year I came out with £18880. I was middle grade 7( which is the equivalent to a d grade. This pay included a 12.5 % shift allowance, which you get if you work x amount of nights, specified by youre hospitals protocols. Im now working at a different hospital where they only give a 7% shift allowance. But to get right down to the nitty gritty, in my last job as a grade 7 I came out with £1220 per month after tax etc( this included £45per month child tax credit). How much do the equivalent graded nurses in the USA get paid?

I have recently been diagnosed with hypothyoidism and my current treatment has brought my tsh to within normal limits.But I still feel tired almost all the time, my memory and thinking is really sluggish, ive completely slowed down and Im so frustrated. I often need to go to bed at 8 30 when Im on an early shift the next day, just to get through my work , then I have no energy for any"life" after work. Im find nursing increasingly difficult as I work on a busy ward and Im having trouble keeping the pace I used to, ( Im only 35, I should be in the prime of my life!) Im finding it difficult and sometimes impossible to carry on my life as usual, I often cant manage to cycle like I used to, but I have to cycle as its my only form of transport and I cant concentrate on driving lessons. I love cycling and walking and hate not being able to keep myself fit. Im feeling low in mood more and more frequently and feel like Im living in a "fog". Im worried Im sinking into a depression. I try to think positively but its not making much difference. My Gp has now referred me to an endocrinologist. My thyroid peroxidase is 1702, dose this mean I might have Hashimotos disease? Are there any nurses out there with any endocrinology experience who can offer me advice? Are there any other nurses out there who have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and if so what was youre experience?