Posted by nmk on September 29, 2003, at 12:41:57
In reply to Folic acid and other ramblings » nmk, posted by BarbaraCat on September 26, 2003, at 23:18:32
Hi Barbara,
Sorry for the late reply. The depression came back this past weekend after two months of feeling well. Someone up there is playing a cruel joke on me. It started two days before my period with intense anxiety and then the day I started, I spiraled downward. I have a call into my pdoc and I know he will tell me to continue the titration on the Lamictal, which I have already done. I am up to 225 mg this week and I just need to wait it out. I am so down and can barely keep it together at work today. I was in a meeting this morning trying to focus on the topic at hand but my mind was elswhere. I felt as though I was just staring at people,responding with the occassional "sure", "yes", "blah, blah, blah".
You mentioned in your response that you are taking a natural T3 thyroid med. Is it Amour (sp?)Thyroid. What dose have you found beneficial? Also, should T3 be taken alone or is it better to combine a T3/T4 med? I was taking Synthroid a year ago and it did nothing for me. Your comment about endo's rang true....i saw one a few months ago and was diagnosed with Hashimoto's and he stated that I did not need meds at the present time. I ran from his office and tried the naturopath. I will address the T3 med with him.
I read in a recent thread that you are thinking of Seroquel for sleep. For me, I was able to achieve a solid, almost comatose-like sleep. The unfortunate side was that I felt hungover and foggy in the morning and this didn't clear until around noon. I was taking 25mg at night so you may want to try cutting it in half for starters. I have read that this works well for some.
Well, I should get back to work, although I feel like pouring my heart out. This is all so depressing.
Thanks for listening Barbara.
Nicole:(((
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