Posted by Noa on November 13, 2001, at 16:43:05
In reply to Re: Noa, Mitch and Wendy - Interesting twist » AnneL, posted by Mitch on November 10, 2001, at 1:06:51
I have heard about the eyelids pulling back in hyperthyroidism/Graves disease. There are some photos on the internet of thyroid eye problems showing eyes that look "bug-eyed", ie, retracted lids. But I had never heard of "lid-lag" perse.
Has your endo checked your eyes?
I would have the pdoc and endo talk to each other. IMHO, it is the endo that is the thyroid expert, not the pdoc, and if the pdoc is concerned about you possibly having too much thryoid hormone, some reassurance from your endo should help.
As for hypomania due to too much thyroid hormone--this is just a layperson's humble opinion, but, it still doesn't make that much sense to me because from what I've read (see references in the thyroid and depression folder), when people have hyperthyroidism, they don't FEEL energetic. Their hearts may race, they may sweat a lot and lose weight, etc. but the descriptions I've read (and from seeing my mother when she had hyperthyroidism) are of feeling *fatigued and exhausted*, despite the hyperarousal (can be like anxiety symptoms I think) and that hyperthyroidism doesn't allow for a prolonged steady state of being hyperthyroid--you get sick pretty fast, as opposed to hypothyroid, where you can have low or moderate levels of it for a long period of time without much change.
Perhaps the hypomania hypothesis is correct for you, but the idea that it is from the thyroid hormone doesn't sound likely to me (again, just mho). Maybe it was triggered by the effexor--people here have reported that if they have a tendency toward hypomania, some antidepressants can trigger the hypomanic "switch".
This is just my understanding--based on what I've read (please read for yourself). Talk more to your endo, read some of the resources in the folder. Also, there is a new book on thyroid just out. Haven't read it, can't remember the name, etc. I'll try to find out......
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