Posted by holymama on May 4, 2004, at 5:46:02
In reply to Re: what med next for obsessive/depressive/bipolar?, posted by Keith Talent on May 3, 2004, at 22:06:26
Hi Keith,
I have a hypothyroid problem, which is mild and I have never had symptoms from. It was only detected during routine bloodwork during a pregnancy. So I take 50 mg of Synthroid for it. I was told by another person on this site that I may still be able to take lithium, so I am keeping it in mind for the future. Depression has always been my main issue, I used to have only slight hypomanic times, and the only major one I had was on an SSRI. The mania and rapid cycling I've had problems with have come on with the use of antidepressants for me. So what a pain to be trying to treat depression, ony to find out that I can't take the standard AD...I like a lot of what I've read about Lithium, but the side effect of weight gain is worrisome to me. It's probably like most of these frugs anyway; it happens to some and not others.
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