Posted by delna on March 12, 2010, at 9:54:39
In reply to Re: Thyroid meds for depression - no joke! » atypical, posted by maria3667 on March 9, 2010, at 17:19:32
Hi Maria,
I wish someone had told me this before I started T3. I didn't realize the seriousness of taking thyroid meds. I took T3 for 2 months at 25mcg for fatigue associated with depression. I was not hypothyroid. I suffered all the side effects you mentioned. Infact some still continue 3 weeks post withdrawal like the SEVERE overheating. Do these symptoms go away? How long did it take for you to fully recover from them? I am quite worried.
Thanks
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> Thyroid meds are no joke! As you will soon find out...
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> I made that mistake some years ago; hoping thyroid meds would help me lose weight. a) it didn't work for that purpose. b)the side effects - increased anxiety, insomnia, trembling, perspiration, headache, palpitating heart - to name a few, made my life miserable!
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> Now I'm reading you are taking 50 mcg Cytomel whilst you don't have hypothyroidism??? 50 mcg Cytomel is an ENORMOUS amount for someone who doesn't have hypothyroidism. Besides that, if you want to built it up, you should do it very slowly over the course of weeks/months.
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> How do I know? Because in 2005 I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism myself. I take quite a high dose of both T3/T4, but I'm not even on 50 mcg Cytomel (T3) myself...!
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> From my experience (and that of others I read on thyroid forums), these meds MIGHT help for depression - but only for those with thyroid diseases.
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> For me, even after the diagnosis, I remained depressed. The only thing which could counter that was a good anti-depressant and anxiolitic.
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> I don't want to sound overwhelming, but I do think a sound warning is in place here.
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> Take care,
> Maria
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