Posted by Gabbix2 on September 16, 2005, at 14:35:31
In reply to Re:To Gabbix2 - One last thing promise, posted by denise190466 on September 15, 2005, at 8:04:23
Denise,Please don't worry about the questions, I'm so glad to do it. There have been many times I think , if it weren't for someone sharing their personal experiences about medication on this board, I don't know where I'd be. It's important that we do this for each other, and not have to be completely at the whim of our Doctor.
> Also, before I stopped taking the Seroxat it had seemed to stop working and like you was considering upping the dose. Infact I'm going to when I go back on it. Just hope I don't get the horrible start-up anxiety or if I do then I hope at least I don't keep getting it.
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> How long did it take before you got a good response to the Cytomel and can you describe to me how it makes you feel?
>OH gosh, okay, it took about 2 weeks before I could feel the positive effects, those came on quite subtley. It's like the A/d got me to a point where I was okay, but not motivated or enthusastic, doing things didn't come naturally.
Before I had depression I could just wake up and know what I wanted to do for the day, but after everything got so confusing, I lost that innate ability to just live.. and that's where the Cytomel came in.
At first it made me edgy, anxious, (not exruciating, but uncomfortable) but after the two weeks, I just felt normal, which is kind of hard to describe.
> Also did you have a thyroid test before taking it, was it normal?
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Yes apparently it was normal, but I've heard that Cytomel can have antidepressant effects even on those with a normal thyroid.> Thanks....Denise
You're very welcome.
Please feel free to babblemail me or post if you have any more questions.
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