Posted by katekite1 on November 1, 2005, at 20:36:50
In reply to Re: Hypothyroidism-What to do? » lorilu, posted by Phillipa on October 28, 2005, at 18:02:03
You have to get your thyroid levels optimal for you, not just in the normal range. The normal range is found by taking the levels of a large sample of people, then taking the middle 95% of those. But within the range each person likely has an optimal level that is perfect for them!
Get a lab slip and then wait a few months for a day when you feel just great, get your levels checked on that day (TSH and either Free T4 and Free T3, OR TSH and total T4 and T3uptake with a calculated Free T index). Then later you will have a thyroid level you know you felt good at, if things get out whack.
To make this relevant to psycho-babble, if you are on thyroid meds and psych meds but not quite there yet, see about getting Cytomel (T3 supplement) from your psychiatrist. That is a augmentation strategy.
Lastly, most psych meds affect thyroid levels and any time you change psych meds it will affect your thyroid replacement dosing needs. For example one study found Paxil lowers thyroid hormone levels 11%, which is a huge amount really. Of course no one knows what that means to people, is it because levels were too high to start or what. But it does mean psych meds affect thyroid levels, may be something to consider.
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