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Re: Thyroid or Bipolar II

Posted by Squiggles on May 21, 2002, at 14:08:41

In reply to Thyroid or Bipolar II, posted by TomG on May 21, 2002, at 13:43:35

HI Tom,

I was dx'd with manic-depression (1980-82 circa);
before that with depression but imipramine made me
really sick. At the time i had a breakdown I was
under great academic stress doing my doctorate.

I was prescribed lithium which was great and then
later given K and X and then when the thyroid was
affected by the lithium, given Synthroid.

The lithium was miraculous in treating severe
depression preceded by weird mood swings - however,
there is the factor that i was taking Valium and
I am still not sure if that was not the originating
problem in the first place.

I am very sorry your father went through thyroid
hell. I sympathize because when I became hypothyroidic
and then "adjusted", I think it was the worst 6 months
of my life. If i were asked to go through that again
i would choose death.

The thyroid seems to be very important in affective
disorders. I have read some articles by two doctors
(Jaffe is one) at McMaster University who are working
in this area.

And yes, I do have mental illness in my family,
though I confess, it may have been something like
post partum depression unrecognized.

Psychiatry is full of the most tragic and
horrible tales in human sufferring.

Squiggles


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