Posted by Tabitha on January 11, 2006, at 0:21:47 [reposted on January 12, 2006, at 0:22:39 | original URL]
In reply to Armour thyroid for treatment resistant depression., posted by sac on January 10, 2006, at 5:55:25
Lot's of doctors won't give thyroid med unless your blood levels are well outside "normal". It's more commonly done by psychiatrists, or by certain other doctors. The about.com site has a good section on thyroid, and I remember seeing a list of doctors who use Armour thyroid there. They also have lists of good thyroid docs who would probably be more open to treating you. They're out there, you just have to search.
I'm in a similar boat right now-- see my thread above. Felt great on thyroid med, then was told by my GP and an endo that it's dangerous and I shouldn't take it.
I'm going back to the pdoc who gave me thyroid med in the first place, and then I'm going to see another doc who's supposed to be good for thyroid, based on referrals.
I've reduced my med based on the endo's scare tactics, and I feel worse. And he wanted me to reduce a lot more from this. I'm pretty much going to persist until I find a doc who'll support me with taking thyroid hormone, or else give me a good alternative.
poster:Tabitha
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