Posted by noa on April 16, 2003, at 9:14:01
In reply to Treatment resistant atypical depression-what next?, posted by eln on April 16, 2003, at 2:38:37
>>Further complicating the matter is that I have been diagnosed just recently with PCOS.
When you were worked up for the PCOS, did they also screen for other endocrine disorders?
How is your thyroid? Hypothyroidism can also cause depression, and shares many of the "atypical" features. It is often underdiagnosed, too, because of doctors' over-reliance on statistical norms for TSH.
I only started to really get what I needed out of my antidepressants when my hypothyroidism was properly diagnosed and treated.
For more info, see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psycho-babble-tips/links/Noa_s_thyroid_links_000963272558/
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