Posted by BarbaraCat on March 6, 2002, at 12:59:12
In reply to Re: Lithium, posted by noa on March 5, 2002, at 18:12:10
Good point, Noa. I am hypothyroid and have just increased my thyroid dosage as a precaution since I've started lithium. One thing I think is very important - take thyroid with both T4 and T3. The usually prescribed kind is synthroid or generic like levothyroxide which only has T4. This is not enough for folks with depression. We seem to need the T3 which is available in the natural dessicated brand, like Armour, or adding Cytomel, a synthetic form of T3. There's been voluminous data on this and I wonder sometimes how many of us on this board would be greatly helped by adding T3 to their mix. - Barbara
> For me, lithium did seem to add antidepressant effect but then my hypothyroidism acted up and my mood headed south again. I made the decision to discontinue the lithium but that apparently was not necessary--I could have continued the lithium and just increased my thyroid doses.
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