Vitamin D in the treatment of anxiety in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and hypothyroidism in the West-Ukrainian population

Objective — to study the effects of cholecalciferol on level anxiety in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and hypothyroidism Western Ukrainian population.
 Materials methods. The included 56 caused by thyroiditis. Hypothyroidism was diagnosed under guidance recommendations American Association Clinical Endocrinologists 2012. To verify thyroiditis, following taken into account: related clinical signs, sonograms thyroid gland (reduced echogenicity) reveal circulating antibodies peroxidase thyroglobulin. were divided two groups. Patients first group (n = 28) received a dose 4000 IU/24 hours (28 000 IU/week) L‑thyroxine ((88.39 ± 12.70) mkg/24 hours). second administered only ((87.50 12.73) Presence assessed using Hamilton rating scale for (HAMA). Examinations performed at baseline after 12 weeks treatment.
 Results. Assessment treatment demonstrated significant reduction 48.27 %, whereas 18.25 % (p < 0.001). In treatment, disappeared 42.9 subjects, mild according remained 57.1 %. At same time, 21.4 had moderate anxiety, 78.6 anxiety. Thus, there decrease compared subjects group..
 Conclusions. suffering from should be vitamin D supplementation purpose attenuation disorders.