Posted by lorilu on October 28, 2005, at 2:58:10
In reply to Re: Hypothyroidism-What to do?, posted by Phillipa on October 18, 2005, at 21:36:43
> Hmmm seems to go along with my observation that people with psychiatric conditions have hypothroidism. Wonder if we took a poll what would turn up? Fondly, Phillipa
Hi, I just got diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's)last month and have "psychiatric conditions". This is the first week, after about a month of the thyroid med that I am not exhausted! I use to take 200-400mg of Provigil a day and could still go to bed by 9. Now I don't take it every day and LOOK it's one of those days, midnight, and I am awake!
Also, I can't take my psych meds with the thyroid med in the am and 2 weeks ago I forgot to take my Effexor for a few days. I figured that I might as well stop taking Effexor and I struggled through extreme brain zaps and flu like symptoms for a week. I am feeling better now and hoping the thyroid med will be a good replacement for the Effexor. I do have to say that my therapist said during the summer that I could wean off Effexor, I just hadn't got to my pdoc to get the ball rolling.
I still take Topamax, but down to 125mg, from 400 mg. I still need Topamax as a mood stabilizer, I could easily take 400 mg. if I didn't have kids or a job; but then I would be a zombie (a happy zombie though):`)
Finally, Yesterday I woke up and wanted to do the treadmill...I haven't wanted to exercise since 4th grade. It was 5:45 in the am (it had been so long I didn't know at first how to turn it on)!!!! I hate to sweat but now I seem to have more energy. I don't know if that is because I am off the Effexor or because I am now on thyroid replacement.
I always thought I would be a lifer on my cocktail of meds and now that I am diagnosed I am thinking this has been part of the blame. Maybe someday I can get off all my meds and then start taking the ADD meds my therapist really thinks should be the one I should be taking. No more meds until I get off 1-2 more.
Goodnight,
lorilu
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