Posted by Bill L on May 5, 2003, at 8:44:45
In reply to Low TSH numbers - , posted by Kwazy on May 4, 2003, at 17:16:48
Putting people with normal TSH on thyroid medicine is something that usually only psychiatrists (pdocs) do. Internists and family docs generally will not do it.
As long as the TSH remains above 0.2 or 0.3, it should be safe. I believe that there may be an increased risk by taking thyroid supplements for osteoporosis in women after menopause. But that risk can be decreased by taking estrogen.
Some pdocs give synthroid (T4), some give cytomel (T3), and some give both (eg armour).
A couple of years a go I read a bunch of comments from pdocs about this topic. Some said that giving thyroid supplements to depressed patients with normal TSH did not normally relieve depression per say. But that it did in some cases give the patients more energy. So it seems that your reaction is the same as with some other patients.
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