Posted by BarbaraCat on April 11, 2002, at 20:26:01
In reply to Re: Lithium and thyroid disorders » BarbaraCat, posted by noa on April 11, 2002, at 16:29:57
Thanks Noa for your very clear and informative post. It sounds so much like my own history and symptoms. I think I'm going through some of the symptoms of lithium/thyroid stuff and will start taking a tiny pinch more of the Armour thyroid just to see if it makes a difference. I'd like to get my TSH under 1.0 but not so low that it precipitates any anxiety. I also divide my dose twice a day and find that helps to counteract the T3 surge/drop effect.
I'm curious why lithium adversely affects thyroid - perhaps it displaces the iodine molecule? I haven't read anything on this. BTW, I love Mary Shomon's site and am grateful I stumbled across it 3-4 years ago. There is a such a wealth of information! I found the articles there on the correlation between flouride and hypothyroidism and well as certain pesticides very fascinating. Good luck to you. - Barbara
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