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Re: Update » SLS

Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 27, 2016, at 10:21:11

In reply to Re: Update » g_g_g_unit, posted by SLS on June 27, 2016, at 6:58:08

> Hi.
>
> In what ways did you find thyroid replacement to b
> e intolerable?
>
> It can matter which type of thyroid hormone one uses:
>
> T3 (Cytomel) made my depression very much worse. I think I might have been more anxious also, but I don't remember so clearly.
>
> T4 (Synthroid) made my depression mildly better without any adverse effects.

I tried Cytomel and Dessicated Thyroid (T3 and T4).

Both felt like too much for my system and 'crashed' me, worsening my vertigo, fatigue etc. I have read that adequate cortisol levels are necessary to tolerate thyroid replacement. A saliva cortisol test revealed that mine were low. However, as I've said, it's difficult to know where the problem is stemming from. I would have thought that if it were straight depression, then Reboxetine and a couple of other antidepressants tried during this period would have not made me feel profoundly physically worse.

>
> 3.3 mIU/L is high for TSH. You might not do well until it is brought down to between 0.5 and 1.5.

I agree but doctors seem to be less open-minded and go by the standard range (0.0-5.0) here.

I have read that in chronic-fatigue-like syndromes, the HPA switches off as an adaptive mechanism .. And that sufferers become far more sensitive to crashing from medication. I am really not trying to be difficult because I wish it were straight-up depression and that I could tolerate an AD. But I feel so physically unwell that that seems unrealistic.

 

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