Posted by paulk on May 29, 2001, at 14:13:38
In reply to Effexor and low thyroid AND PCOS and weight gain, posted by jcorn59483 on May 29, 2001, at 1:56:29
Before starting ANY antidepressant you should see a good endocrinologist who can rule out hypothyroidism. A good endocrinologist needs to be familiar with combined T4/T3 treatment and understand treating the patient and not just the lab test numbers.
A high TSH indicates hypothyroidism – but what WAS a high normal is now treated. Many doctors are not aware that the normal range for TSH has changed – and that replacement therapy for hypothyroidism should probably end up with the TSH level in the bottom 25% of the new normal range.
Losing weight may be impossible if your hypothyroidism is under treated.
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