Posted by softheprairie on March 6, 2010, at 19:39:28
In reply to Thyroid meds for depression, posted by atypical on March 5, 2010, at 23:03:55
I don't come to this board much since Bob made messages so easily spread, and also due to my feeling so much better, that I am not aggressively on the lookout for a better med cocktail. But, I came here today, and I do love my Cytomel, taken as an adjunct for depression. I don't think I've ever been out of the (too-broad, IMHO) "normal" range for TSH set by my local lab. I think I get it tested around once a year(?, not sure). I am curious about some of my other thyroid lab things that _could_ be tested, such as T3, but I haven't fought to get them tested. I don't want the doctors to let the normal lab results keep me from trying thyroid medication that I might benefit from. I want my doses set by how I feel, mainly, and I'm lucky that I have a psychiatrist who is okay with that, and prescribes my Cytomel.
I too take 50 mcg, but had a while on 25 mcg. I previously tried generic Synthroid, and Armour (name brand, I think), but I just feel better on Cytomel (T3). I feel Cytomel is really underutilized in psychiatry. I know typically people feel more energy from thyroid meds, and I don't know that I experience that; I'm still fatigued most of the time, and still on disability, but at least my mood is doing much better than it was one and two years ago.
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