Posted by Racer on August 20, 2006, at 15:08:23
In reply to Hormones in General supplementation, posted by Tom Twilight on August 20, 2006, at 6:38:38
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> I like to get my whole body hormone levels checked
> By this I mean Adrenals, Thyriod e.c.t.Having thyroid checked should be done pretty much annually for anyone with depression. The symptoms of low thyroid are very similar to depression. The adrenals are harder to talk a doctor into checking, and harder to check. Testosterone should be easy enough to check, and thyroid's dead easy.
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> Is supplementing Thyriod for people who's levels are in "the normal range" a good idea?Some pdocs will boost pts into a mildly hyperthyroid state to augment an AD, but if you go beyond the "mildly" stage, it's pretty unpleasant. My cat's hyperthyroid, and it was pretty awful before we got the dx and started tx. He lost weight -- he's so skeletal, it's hard to pet him -- he was obviously unhappy -- moved out of the bed, stopped playing with his teddy bear, didn't chase the other cat. About the only thing he did do was climb into my lap and bite me if I tried to get up.
Just remember the old rule: "More ain't necessarily better."
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> P.S. I have to say I think drugs can make one more assertive, although whether this is a good idea or not is debatable!I think what you're describing is probably more a case of lowered inhibitions than actual assertiveness, though. There really is a difference, but I'll shut up about that... We can all disagree, just telling my view...
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