Posted by amber_spirit on September 4, 2002, at 16:48:45
In reply to Re: Amber Spirit-Doctor Martin Jenson, how's it going? » amber_spirit, posted by Ritch on September 3, 2002, at 22:28:41
To be honest - right now I'm managing my medications.
Since I'm no longer in CA to see Dr. Jensen and I
don't have an appt with a pdoc here for another 2
weeks I've been playing with things myself.So, I haven't had blood draws since I've been on
the depakote and lamictal but am guessing my new
pdoc may want to see some. I've read that the
depakote will effectively double the lamictal in
my system while lamictal effectively reduces the
depakote by 25%. (Don't remember exactly where but
I could find them if you want...)
If you are asking me how the synthroid chemically
interacts with my other meds - I don't really
know. I had many signs of hypothyroidism but my
blood tests always came back within the "normal"
range of 0.5-5.0. However, some drs now think
that for some people the range may be much reduced
(like 1.0-2.0). Other clinical research I've seen
has looked at using thyroid augmentation to
improve response to anti-depressants (and may use
blood levels between 1.0-1.5 or even below 1.0).
I noticed a improvement in my fatigue, weight
gain, pain, and water retention with synthroid.
I'm not sure what effect it is having on the
depression itself.
poster:amber_spirit
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