Posted by Noa on July 1, 2000, at 14:00:16
In reply to Re: atypical depression treatment? - jzp and noa, posted by SLS on July 1, 2000, at 10:18:09
Scott, I really don't know if it is more common in one type of depression or the other, but I do know that some of the symptoms of hypothyroid overlap with those of atypical depresseion:
fatique
sluggishness
sleepiness
weight gain
lack of motivation
feeling of heaviness in the limbsSo, especially with women, who are more prone to hypothyroid (though not exculsively a women's problem), I believe that with atypical depresion, hypothyroidism should be looked into.
I would guess that quite often, both an endocrine approach and a psychopharm approach might be needed, but for many people with difficult to treat chronic depression, who also have subclinical hypothyroid, treating the hypothyroid aggressively is key to getting a good response to the antidepressants.
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