Posted by Noa on December 7, 2000, at 18:12:38
In reply to Re: Cytomel, input needed---Dr. Arem's book, posted by Lycaste on December 7, 2000, at 16:07:06
Hi, Lycaste.
No, for me, the mental and physical fatigue seemed to go hand in hand.
There is an article in the Thyroid and Depression folder--actually an interview and an article, I think---by a doctor who treats anergic depression, associated with hypothyroidism, with dexedrine.
I take adderall and it does help me be more focused and calm. I don't have ADD, but have similar symptoms due to depression and hypothyroid. At this point the severe focus and cognitive problems from the hypothyroid are resolved, because I am no longer hypothyroid. But the ADD-like symptoms from the depression are still there, so the adderall helps, along with its role in boosting the AD effect of the Effexor.
I would be curious to ask your endo if it is possible to figure out the hormonal patterns that are giving you that one good day a month, and whether adjustments in thyroid meds could affect hormone leves, etc. OR, if there is another hormonal approach that could do this. I am not so good at remembering the ups and downs of estrogen and progesteron, etc. during the cycle, but I seem to remember my gyno tell me that a lot of estrogen has built up right before menstration starts, and I wonder if that has a role in your clear day.
I think there is a review of the book "Screaming to be heard" on the "read!" page at www.dr-bob.org (link at top of PB page). I think (haven't read it) this book deals with how women's hormones affect mood, etc.
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