Posted by Pfinstegg on December 17, 2002, at 9:03:53
In reply to Re: next steps - Anna Laura, posted by Anna Laura on December 17, 2002, at 6:31:43
Hi.. It sounds like trying to raise the dopamine and nor-epinephrine is what you've been correctly focussing on; are there any new drugs, or promising drug trials that you can enter in Italy?
Even if you have normal, or even low normal TSH, T4 and T3, you can still benefit from very low doses of synthroid and Cytomel. I have always had normal readings, but have been helped a lot by these two drugs- mostly in having much more energy to get going in the mornings. I have a TSH every six months to be sure that it does not get too low- it is at the very bottom of the normal range, but never gets too low. Giving synthroid and Cytomel to depressed patients with normal TSH who are AD-resistant is becoming quite common in the US- in my own experience, it is very effective as an add-on to other medications. Are your doctors just checking your TSH, T3 and T4 and telling you they are normal? They can do much more than that!
Just to mention the fish oil again- have you read the threads on that in PB over the last couple of months? Reading that information conv inced me to take it in high doses- it took about a month before I thought they were helping, but I feel sure they are: I feel more alive and interested in my surroundings, and note that my problem-solving ability is better and quicker.
I know you really need an AD which works properly for you, but, while you are searching for that, you could safely add Synthroid, Cytomel and fish oil. Be sure to give them all at least a month's trial before you decide they aren't working!
Pfinstegg
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