Posted by SLS on June 13, 2005, at 7:11:32
In reply to Re: Depakote causing depression?? » Sonya, posted by barbaracat on June 12, 2005, at 22:06:52
> I was switched to Depakote and Seroquel last January after a hospital stay. I had been on lithium but my hypothyroid condition had worsened.
Is there anything you can do to help support thyroid function? Iodine? Probably not. I guess if there were some way to prevent thyroid dysfunction due to lithium treatment, we would have heard about it by now. Maybe. Perhaps you can go over to the Alternative board and ask if there are any supplements that would help.
Have you ever tried Lamictal? You could stay on the lithium and add it very gradually. Once you reach 200mg, you can then begin to VERY gradually taper the lithium. I've seen this strategy work for someone with bipolar I disorder who developed thyroid toxicity on lithium.
- Scott
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