Posted by Noa on May 30, 2000, at 12:44:52
In reply to Re: Atypical Depression/Thyroid, posted by Kim on May 28, 2000, at 0:59:53
Kim, I am not sure about MAOIs and thyroid meds.
About "normal". Normal for TSH is a range between about .5 and 5. Most docs just look to see if your TSH is within that range. Problem is, normal for one person might be 2 while normal for another might be 4, and even slight elevation in your optimal level could make a huge difference in how you feel. Psychiatric symptoms of hypothyroid show up well before more overt physical signs. Pdocs like to have the TSH on the low end for purposes of boosting AD effect.
If your TSH is really low, and your T4 and T3 are high, yes, taking thyroid hormone would possibly be a problem.
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