Posted by Ilene on March 25, 2004, at 20:39:27
In reply to Re: Lithium and thyroid, posted by noa on March 25, 2004, at 19:59:23
> I took lithium for a few months a few years ago. After about 2 weeks, my depression started to lift nicely. Then, after 6 weeks, I started to get depressed again, and starting falling fast. Plus, I began to have a number of other hypothyroid symptoms or increase in symptoms. My TSH went up substantially. I decided to discontinue the lithium and investigate the thyroid angle of my depression. My endo, who really helped with the thyroid problem told me that if I had wanted to, I could have continued on the lithium, but we would have needed to adjust my thyroid meds accordingly.
Did you take thyroid hormone? Which one? Did it help your depression? Was it a permanent fix?
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