Posted by Maxime on February 6, 2005, at 19:50:29
In reply to Re: Would any of my meds cause these symptoms? » Maxime, posted by Ritch on February 6, 2005, at 12:28:24
I often feel like doing the same. Not mentioning the psych portion of my life. But I feel it's necessary because of the medications I am on. UGH! I mean it would not cause my endocrinologist any extra work to order the extra tests to see if the Synthroid is being absorbed, yet he won't do it!
Maxime
> I'm sorry, I didn't know this had been going on for so long. Just an opinion, but I think that bipolar II essentially is just a neuroendocrine disturbance. I only have 1/3 of my thyroid now after surgery. Just prior to my thyroid tumor being found I was on Adderall and was experiencing a spate of panic attacks. I went to my PCP complaining about the panic and he done an exam of my neck and felt an enlargement. The nurse told me she thought the Adderall could have contributed. Anyhow, my pdoc put me on higher dose clonazepam and pulled the Adderall. The tumor grew really fast and after the surgery things seemed to settle down. BUT, every so often I get feelings of panic and changes in sensation in temperature.. feeling really COLD for no reason, then sometimes feeling really WARM. I attribute most of that to my meds. My endocrinologist doesn't want to explore some "hidden" possible root of my life-long bipolar. YES, once you get stuck with a psychiatric diagnosis, all the other practitioners didn't want to touch me with a ten foot pole. The endo just looks at TSH, etc. feels my neck, if that's OK, then that's all he'll do. My PCP wouldn't treat the panic symptoms.. "need to see your pdoc". It's a hassle because I really think there is a metabolic connection. Just before I go into a general hypomanic phase my skin gets real oily, get acne, need to shave twice as often, etc. and WHAM I'm high. Along with these changes are changes in appetite, sleep, temperature sense, you name it. I had considered getting a new PCP, pretend I don't have a psych dx, don't list an psych meds and complain and let them refer me to another endo! OH well, sorry for the rant, but I do understand your frustration.
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> > It is has been going on for several months now. I think this is a discussion I should ask on a thyroid board. I have asked my endocrinologist if it is possible that I am still hypothyroid despite the test results. I have asked him to do other tests ... but he won't. Dammit!!!!
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> > I am so frustrated with doctors and health care systems. I don't want to be taking psych meds for a metabolic problem/disorder. However, now that I have been labelled with a psych problem I find that no doctor takes me seriously. That I am seen as a hypochondriac. But it's my body and I KNOW when something is wrong and there is something wrong.
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> > Crap .... now I am in tears again. I have to think of an original way to deal with this.
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> > Maxime
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> > > > Right now I take:
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> > > > Klonopin 4mg
> > > > Trileptal 450 mg
> > > > Synthroid 175 mcg
> > > > Adderall XR 30 mg
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> > > > Was - Parnate @ 80-100 mg
> > > > Then (Jan 25 to Feb 4) Nardil @60 mg
> > > > Now (today) Stopped Nardil and deciding what to do
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> > > > Symptoms:
> > > > Cold, always cold. Tingling in hands and feet. Hands go snow white after feeling too cold for too long (honestly nothing has ever freaked me out as much as seeing my fingers look as though they are dead.) Okay, sounds like poor circulation. Would any of my meds cause this?
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> > > > Maxime
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> > > Since you have just recently stopped taking MAOI's, you might be experiencing symptoms of withdrawing them.
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