Posted by Chloe on October 4, 2002, at 19:23:31
In reply to Re: CHLOE-Thyroid... Chloe, posted by polarbear206 on October 4, 2002, at 8:04:03
Chloe,
I have an good web page with thyroid info. www.psycheducation.org/thyroidintroduction.htm. I would suspect the TCA is causing your mood cycling. I can'g go over 50mg of imipramine or I will cycle more. My current cocktail is; Imipramine 50mg, paxil 7.5mg, and Lamictal 100mg. For the first time in YEARS I am experiencing a steady peaceful even mood!! I have a couple questions for you. Have you even tried Lamictal?>>Hi PBear, Thanks for the link...Yes, I did try lamictal 2 summers ago. I could not stand the headache/insomnia, yucky feeling it gave me. I also got an actinic (rash when I went out in the sun) rash, so I could not leave the house. I quite it after about 10 days...
Have you tried an MAOI in combo with a mood stabilizer?
>>I have never tried an MAOI. My father had a collegue die from a hypertensive crisis. So MAOI's are not real popular in our family. And I don't think I would like the diet very much. Have you ever tried them?Is your cycling depression dominated?
>>Unfortunately yes. I got caught in a nasty down before ECT. Thank God, ECT has been very effective. But lately it has bummeranged me into intense hypomania...The edoc wants to go back to more frequent ECT to combat the highs now. But what is he thinking? That we will do ECT forever? I think we need to find a med regime that will even things out as I taper off the ECT.
And yes, probably like you, I am on too much TCA for stability. I have been shaving off 10mgs at a time...I am at 60 mgs now. But still pretty revved!
Thanks again, and enjoy the peaceful, steady mood!
Chloe
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