Posted by 2sense on May 27, 2003, at 16:25:58
I know that someone out there will have an idea ... you all are so smart and supportive ... okay here goes. I am *really* depressed. I have Hashimoto's (causes hypothyroidism), ADHD, atypical anorexia (which is pretty much in check), hit the big 4-0 late 2002, had partial hysterectomy ... not surgical menopause ... but symptoms overlap; i.e., depression, insomnia, moody (not radical, but. Have really good pdoc and therapist. I want to write an autobiography: Pulling the Short Straw for 4 Decades Straight ... 2 teens ... hubby at stressful job/has depression, et. al. & 7 year old ... stay at home ... stopped work w/ bonus baby .... hate it ... I take T4/T3; Ritalin for AD/HD, Wellbutrin (all but T3 on since '98 -- on and off the Wellbutrin). Rx for sleep (Ambien .. more recently Halicon ... don't like either). Here's my quandry: The T3 was added 12/30/02 --> 10 MCG and T4 (Synthroid) was dropped from 112 MCG to 100 MCG. Within 10 days: felt much better, fell asleep on my own, started exercising, all the stress of all those who need mom, etc. didn't bother me ... stopped Ambien, stayed on the T3/T4 doses from 12/30/02, Ritalin/Wellbutrin the same. Early Feb '03 felt really good ... pdoc and I discussed mid Jan '03 and again early Feb '03 all the ins and outs of how I felt better (don't have bipolar ... have been screened alot ...). Then I got the flu 3rd week of Feb. was in bed 2 weeks, and for 4 felt awful ... During the first 10 days husband got flu .... kids sort of 'took over' ... by end of second week couldn't sleep,depressed, etc. Mid March pdoc upped T3 to 20 mcg. he went on vacation and I got no better and decided to go to 15 mcg for 2 weeks -- no better -- he returned we upped it to 20 mcg (was back on the Ambien before increase in T3) ... mid April dropped T3 to 10 mcg, upped T4 to 112 mcg (he dropped to 100 from 112 when T3 first added) ... nothing ... it has been 7 weeks ... tried Effexor 3 days felt different but sexual side effects boom -- Father put me on Soy Leichtin (?sp? Phos... pure .. Dad's got a billion degrees, has N businesses -- one is health thing) high doses, 900 mg 3/day over last 2 weeks double that -- then felt worse ... I'll see pdoc Thursday.
AD's put on rapid weight and/or the sexual side effects. There is an article about Gingko (I posted a question about this .. thanks this is the first I've just said post ... forget wanting to do nothing)after 4 weeks at 240 mg. anorgasm totally reversed. I wonder if you take the GB for 4 weeks at 240 mg./day ... then start the offending AD (eg., Effexor) will there be no sexual side effects from the start.
I am feeling like there isn't an answer ... I have to choose one thing or the other ....blah
Thank you for listening, and helping in advance. Sorry about the length.
2sense
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