Posted by Phillipa on September 13, 2005, at 20:55:11
In reply to Re: Thyroid hormone augmentation of SSRI - differe » SLS, posted by SJW on September 13, 2005, at 12:59:24
Scott, I believe the thyroid plays a bigger part in depression than anyone would have you believe. When working as a nurse in psych I was amazed at the number of pts on thyroid supplementation. I even had a pdoc who believed cytomel could help with depression. I my self have hashimotos thyroiditis and after I was diasnosed I was never the same. First flu like feelings and tightness in my chest. I couldn't expand my lungs to breath or cough. Spent 2 days on the couch sleeping. Then my anxiety went off the charts and my TSH was sky high. I was started on synthroid and told I might need highter or lower doses of xanax but I was able to back to work and after a week or so I felt much better and downed the xanax dose. Then I woke up one night with vertigo and had to go to ER for IM 2mg of ativan. After that I never was the same. And I really think my thryroid caused all of my problems. Fondly, Phillipa
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