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Re: CHLOE-Thyroid... » Chloe

Posted by Ritch on October 2, 2002, at 21:51:27

In reply to Re: CHLOE-Thyroid... » Ritch, posted by Chloe on October 2, 2002, at 18:26:38

> > Chloe, I was reading some abstract a couple of days ago that discussed lithium and possible aggravation of rapid-cycling because of lithium induced *hypothyroidism*. Get your TSH and free T4 checked. You may only need a *little* thyroid hormone to balance things out. I don't think you ever gave that a try. I wonder what your pdoc(s) think about it.
>
> Hi Mitch,
> It might be a good idea to get the thyroid levels checked. But I doubt I have lithium induced hypothyroidism, because I am taking the tiniest of doses. I just take 300 mgs of lithium. And frankly, I don't think that is enough. But my pdoc doesn't want to increase the dose because I have such "idiosyncratic" responses to meds. She wants to meet with me to discuss it more. But it's so hard to get to her office, because I can't drive! Some how I willl have to find a way into town, and then I can talk to her about TSH and T4...But I am a little scared to mess around with my thyroid. I'm so worried that I will get revved or hyper or even short fused. Finally with ECT I have become much more calm and patient. It's such a relief not to always be on edge and ready to snap. Can thyroid supplementation cause a person to feel revved up? What are the typical side effects? Have you ever taken thyroid meds for cycling? What is the mechanism that makes it so it decreases cycling?
> Thanks,
> Chloe


Chloe, check out this abstract http://www-east.elsevier.com/bps/abstracts/26588abs.htm

I would LIKE to try T4 augmentation to my meds. I have got a theory that I can try just low-dose Depakote+T4+bupropion and that would be all I need to take for BP-II/ADHD/panic. But my pdoc doesn't want the conflict with my "t"doc about bone-density issues. If you *aren't* a post-menopausal woman, then normal "replacement" thyroid hormone isn't supposed to be any problem.


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