Posted by Abby on May 10, 2000, at 13:31:40
In reply to Re: More thyroid thoughts judy, posted by Abby on May 9, 2000, at 23:02:49
> > Abby- My thyroid tested right in the middle of normal range and I've always tended to be more manic than depressed- do you think it still would be worth investigating?
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> Per Noa's suggestion I got a book on Living Well with Hypothyroidism by Mary Shomon. "Normal" goes up to 5.5 TSH, but some people think that there are a lot of hypothyroid people included in those samples. Maybe the numbers ought to be more like 1 or 2. Also, as Noa says each individual has a particular need.
> It could be that you have enough T4 but not T3, the more active form. Dr. Bob's psychopharmacology tips has some info there. Peter Whybrow did some research on treating rapid cycling patients with hypermetabolic doses---above what endocrinologists would consider normal.
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> Here's a link to his UCLA grand rounds presentation on the topic in 1997. Hope this helps.
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> AbbySorry, I forgot to paste it in.--Abby
> http://www.MentalHealth.ucla.edu/webcasting/gr9697rv.html
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