Posted by SLS on December 1, 2000, at 15:39:58
In reply to Re: thyroid hormone, hypothyroidism and response to AD, posted by Noa on December 1, 2000, at 13:50:31
Hi Noa and all other wonderful people.I just like to stick my nose into thyroid things sometimes to remind people that thyroid hormones are often used as a drug when treating depression. That is to say, when using thyroid hormones to treat depression (both T3 and T4), blood levels are mostly irrelevant. These hormones are not used as supplements to normalize thyroid levels in the body. Thyroid hormones, when used to augment antidepressants, are titrated clinically just as are the antidepressants. You use as much as is necessary to produces a response without producing overt hyperthyroidism.
Noa, what consequences are there from taking too much T3 and T4? Personally, I benefited more from T4 (Synthroid) than T3 (Cytomel). Actually, Cytomel made my depression much worse.
- Scott
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