Posted by Chloe on October 29, 2002, at 9:01:05
In reply to Re: Should I add SYNTHROID if T3/4 are normal???, posted by ST on October 28, 2002, at 18:14:09
Sarah and Pfenstegg,
I am finding Cytomel makes me feel terrific. I have a great sense of well being and I laugh and feel SO good. But last night I found that I felt very hot. I was at my chorus practice and I was sweating and overheating. I also didn't sleep terribly soundly last night. My heart was pounding a bit.
Sarah, I mostly have depressive tendencies too. Though I often find myself very irritable and frustrated. I get such a short fuse I can hardly cope with life's little everyday events. Then I can cycle and get so "high" and chatty and have really bad impulse control. That is hypomania, but it's always followed by a horrible crash into distorted thinking and suicidal depression. It's really scary and dangerous. Because when I fall from a such a high, I am so impulsive, sad, crazy and angry. I take:
1.5 mgs Celexa
60 mgs Doxepin
10 mgs Diazapam
450 mgs Lithium
5 mcgs Cytomel.However, I am thinking of stopping the Celexa. I think I might have too much AD on board now that I am taking Cytomel. What do you think Pfenstegg? The over heated feeling and the heart palps feel like too much SSRI. I am only taking a few drops any way. I SO do not want to stop the Cytomel. It really makes me feel so good, *almost* hypomanic but without the lack of impulse control. I feel talkative, and I may talk alot, but I can stop it! It's not that pressured feeling where I can't stop or I make bad decision I regret later. So far, I have really enjoyed talking and feeling up. And I am thrilled I have not crashed. These types of good moods typically never last. But I have felt well and energized for 3 days now. I feel so lucky! I really don't want to stop the Cytomel. I should email my pdoc about this...But I am thinking I am not hypomanic, I am actually kinda *normal*. I do think I can probably dump some of my AD's.
Yes, thyroid definitely beats any AD I have ever taken. I just hope it doesn't wind me up too much. Do you think I will get more revved as time goes on? Or might I settle down? I also have to watch that I don't loose anymore weight. It is melting off me. And I don't really have any extra to loose. So a big lunch for me today...
Thanks for writing
Chloe :)
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