Posted by KaraS on January 21, 2005, at 23:02:43
In reply to TCAs/tetracyclics contraindicated w/ thyroid med?, posted by KaraS on January 21, 2005, at 0:27:11
Thanks everyone for your input. I think that there is a definite relationship here and that the thyroid hormones do increase the effect of the TCAs on the heart. I would guess that the T3, which is a more immediate effect, is probably more of a problem than just taking T2. Since thyroid hormones are used to potentiate TCAs, I imagine that you just need to be careful dosage wise rather than avoiding the combination completely. Anyway, I think I'm going to cautiously start on a small amount of maprotiline and stay at a small dosage.
Thanks again.
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