Posted by Ritch on March 7, 2002, at 11:37:21
In reply to Re: Lithium; thyroid site » Ritch, posted by BarbaraCat on March 7, 2002, at 0:40:59
> Mitch,
> Jumping in here. Hypothyroidism is alarmingly prevalent, actually a TSH > 1.5 and some say even >1.0 is hypo. TSH levels can show normal, but symptoms of hypo are present, and many doctors are treating for symptoms. The Endo folks are not necessarily the most respected voices here, and were the last to recognize and acknowledge the validity of the T4/T3 debate in treating depressive conditions.
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> Alot of hypotheses about why there are so many cases (especially among women), but pesticides, stress, flouride, etc., seem to be implicated. I'd suggest you take a look at the about.thyroid.com site if interested. Some pretty fascinating stuff there. - Barbara
Barb, Thanks for the link (I bookmarked it), I will check into it later. My TSH was 1.4 the last time, but my endo is *deadset* against adding T3 or T3+T4 for my cycling. My pdoc isn't going to rock the boat with my endo by writing for that either. Actually I don't see any harm in adding a *tiny* amount to bring TSH down to around 1.0 (who knows maybe it would help a lot-not just a little)?Mitch
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