Posted by BarbaraCat on March 7, 2002, at 12:33:11
In reply to Re: Lithium; thyroid site » BarbaraCat, posted by Ritch on March 7, 2002, at 11:37:21
Mitch,
Be wary of getting TSH too low. Hyper symptoms are no fun, and can set off hypomania, agitation, insomnia, headaches. Supplementing with thyroid hormone can also suppress your natural production. Your TSH of 1.4 seems to be in an ideal spot and I'd certainly hesitate to mess with that.If you have doubts about the accuracy of your TSH readings, you might try the basal thermometer test. It's efficacy is somewhat anecdotal, but remains a time honored method of testing. Shake down mercury thermometer before going to bed at night. On waking, before moving around or going to the bathroom, place thermometer in the armpit for 10 minutes. If readout is less than 97.4, chances are you're hypothyroid. - Barbara
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