Posted by torchgrl on February 13, 2000, at 14:57:11
In reply to Re: Feeling drugged, anxious, and a little depressed, posted by Noa on February 13, 2000, at 8:04:57
> Deb, thanks. I think a blood test is in order. My friend suggested I might be hypothyroid because of the lithium. The last time my thyroid was checked it was good but that was immediately before starting lithium, which is known to cause hypothyroid. So, maybe my t3 and t4 doses aren't sufficient now? I'll have the iron checked, too. When I went to give blood, I noticed in the iron test that my droplet sank extremely slowly.
Noa,
I was just thinking of suggesting the thyroid test, after reading something about lithium affecting thyroid, particularly in women, on another board. That could be the answer!Re: iron deficiency, would that cause your blood to come out slowly? When I was participating in the rebox. study, I had to have several blood tests, and the 2 things that were notable were that it was difficult to find a vein, and that it took FOREVER to accumulate all the blood necessary for the tests. I have pretty low blood-pressure (about 94/60), so I kind of attributed it to that, but perhaps I should be thinking about iron, too...
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