Posted by SalArmy4me on April 5, 2001, at 2:16:58
In reply to thyroid and depression, posted by cramx2 on April 4, 2001, at 21:02:19
10% of depression sufferers are having their depression exacerbated by hypothyroidism. Most of these people are women. But the addition of Synthroid to your antidepressant in order to create a semi-hyperthyroidism can be very beneficial for depression. But I would only recommend that one fool around with thyroid hormone after the usual augmentation strategies have been tried: Lithium, buspirone, PINDOLOL (my favorite), and stimulant augmentation. See this: http://www.med.nyu.edu/Psych/aug/
All in all: I highly doubt that thyroid hormone will benefit you greatly though, and your doctor will confirm this.
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