Posted by Ilene on May 5, 2004, at 19:49:09
In reply to Re: Thyroid hormone vs. ADs, posted by SLS on May 5, 2004, at 6:50:33
> Hi Ilene.
>
> Did you take blood tests to evaluate your thyroid function before starting Cytomel?
>Yes. One of three tests was abnormal but did not show the pattern typical of hypothyroidism. My internist says it's "euthyroid sick syndrome", which means it's behaving oddly due to my having been sick for a long time. The usual treatment is no treatment; the thyroid is supposed to recover when the patient recovers. I have chronic fatigue syndrome; since it's by definition "chronic" there's no telling if I will recover.
> If your tests came back normal, then I would say that the Cytomel is working in concert with one or more of the drugs you were already taking. Adding Cytomel as an augmentor is a very old strategy that came into use before the age of Prozac. Generally, it was added to tricyclics. I guess it makes sense to let the drugs do their magic before attempting to discontinue any of them. I would certainly leave the Marplan in place for now.
>I'm going to ease off the Risperdal and Neurontin and keep the Marplan. It's the one with the most side effects, however.
> Keep feeling better and better and better!Thanks. I'm working on it!
>
> BTW, have you ever tried lithium to augment antidepressants?
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Lithium was awful. Within a few days I got edema in my ankles, gained weight, felt cold and tired, and just didn't like it.
I.
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