Posted by blueberry on January 12, 2006, at 5:54:46
In reply to Armour thyroid for treatment resistant depression., posted by sac on January 10, 2006, at 5:55:25
Find anothe doctor! Thyroid function is the engine which drives the "cats", the feel good neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine.
Psychiatrists use thyroid enhancement all the time, often without even any testing. It is one of the most commonly prescribed treatments in the country.
Did your tests specifically test for freeT3, freeT4, and the two antibodies that show thyroid disease or insult? If not, it was a useless test. Insist on those tests.
Urine tests are increasingly being recognized as more accurate than blood tests. There are a handful of labs in the country you can mail your urine samples to. In those tests they are finding that when blood tests show "low normal", the urine tests are showing "below normal".
There are a couple renowned physicians who go by symptoms only, and never even do tests. In other words, if you have some of the symptoms, you get treatment, regardless of what the tests say.
I would highly recommend going out today and buying a book called The Mood Cure. It's less than $20. It has a whole chapter on the details of everything I've mentioned here...the tests, lab phone numbers, insisting on the 4 specific tests, details of those tests, doctors who treat by symptoms, an entire list of the symptoms, how thyroid affects behavior and mood, natural and synthetic treatment options, and more. It's a very handy resource to arm yourself with powerful knowledge when you walk into the doctor's office.
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