Posted by juniper on January 1, 2000, at 17:45:34
a little history:
i have been off and on several ADs, benzos, ritalin for the past 10 years (i am 23). i first dove into mental disorders when i was 11--i had an odd form of what i'd say was OCD, which focused on my skin, more specifically the total annihilation of any form of blemish or precurser thereof. i attracted the attention of my parents and therefor therapists and pdocs when i became anorexic/depressed at age 13. many drugs, hospitalizations, and therapy later i am working on depression and binge eating (does it ever get any easier?) i am now taking 150mg of effexor XR--though this is not supervised by any doctor--it is an old prescription i dug up and filled. i think the medication is having only a slight effect, which is the way all medication has been for me (unless there is no effect).
six years ago i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and i take 1.0mg of synthroid daily. i have my TSH levels checked every 6 months or so and usually i swing around normal (though i do not understand precisely what this means). i wonder though if considering my depression and energy level it would benefit me to be on the high end of normal (i do understand that the semantics here are a bit tricky, as high levels of TSH
are indicative of low levels of other thyroid hormones). does anyone know if staying on the high end of the normal spectrum may help depression?
poster:juniper
thread:17804
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