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Posted by KaraS on April 5, 2005, at 19:45:12
I got my latest TSH reading yesterday. It was 1.8. The lab that did the test listed the upper range of normal as 4.7. (How long will it take before the medical establishment readjusts these maximums downward?????) Anyway, I told the doctor that I'm always cold (not to mention quite depressed). He said he wouldn't change my dosage since I was in the normal range. I've been treating my own thyroid condition in the recent past so I could always try adding a little more to the prescription I was given in hopes of getting more energy and a decrease in depression. I've read that between .5 - 1.0 is a more ideal TSH for those of us with depression. I've been taking 50 mcg of T4. I'm considering adding a little Cytomel or just increasing the T4 a little bit. The fact that I'm taking a small amount of doxepin has me thinking that maybe I should stick with the T4 (I've read in a few places that T3 can increase the cardiotoxicity of the tricyclic antidepressants.) What do you think?
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2005, at 0:21:35
In reply to My latest TSH level, posted by KaraS on April 5, 2005, at 19:45:12
> I got my latest TSH reading yesterday...
Sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Babble Health. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/health/20050306/msgs/480550.html
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by SLS on April 6, 2005, at 6:53:26
In reply to Redirect: My latest TSH level, posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2005, at 0:21:35
Hi Doctor.
> > I got my latest TSH reading yesterday...
> Sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Babble Health. Here's a link:I think this post would be better placed on the main medication board.
- Scott
Posted by tealady on April 6, 2005, at 20:35:18
In reply to Redirect: My latest TSH level, posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2005, at 0:21:35
I thought when the health board was being discussed it was to be more for non medical and non supplement treatments..such as exercise and diet, weight/inches loss etc
At the time I put my view across that diet and supplements and exercise go together, but I formed the impression that lot of folk felt more comfortable with a totally nonmedical board, more into the latest diet/exercise "programs" or books/tapes which tend to be mostly available in the US.
I formed the impression it would be more on diets/exercise as far as they helped with depression/anxiety etc.I haven't checked there(alter is enough for me), but that was my impression.
I also think this is more main board, as it involves pdrugs.
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 8, 2005, at 1:15:11
In reply to Re: Redirect: My latest TSH level » Dr. Bob, posted by SLS on April 6, 2005, at 6:53:26
> I think this post would be better placed on the main medication board.
Sorry about that, I didn’t appreciate that the goal was antidepressant augmentation. Here’s a revised link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20050404/msgs/481499.html
Bob
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