Posted by Chloe on October 28, 2002, at 10:38:25
In reply to Re: Should I add SYNTHROID if T3/4 are normal???, posted by ST on October 27, 2002, at 22:12:39
> Chloe,
> My doctor thought perhaps my thyroid was slow and then my labs came back normal. He considered a thyroid med as well, though, to help with depression. However Synthroid can make your thyroid act sluggish because the med is doing the thyroid's work. After awhile (if you are on a moderate to high dose of Synthroid), I have been warned that your thyroid may just totally poop out and get super slow. The best advice I got was to take a thyroid med that actually stimulates your own thyroid. I can't remember the name my doc was recommending but it's natural thyroid tissue, not a replacement for your thyroid.
> I don't know if this helps....
> (My doc ended up not going with any thyroid function enhancer because I'm manic-depressive)
> SarahHi Sarah,
I was SO scared and so tentative about taking a thyroid hormone. Thyroid is the main regulator of our basal metabolic rate. I am BP (2) as well...so I am a bit afraid of getting really irritable or hypomanic. But so far, 3 days, I have developed a wonderful sense of well being and lightness. This is unusual for me to last more than a few hours. I have a terrible time with rapid cycling. And I have for years refused treatments that might help my disorder for fear of getting worse or messing up my body. So I gave in and decided to try T3 since both my pdoc and edoc think it might be very helpful.Also, I am not taking Synthroid, T4. I am taking Cytomel, T3. And I am taking the teeniest dose possible, 5 mcgs (or ugs! thanks Pfinstegg). Yikes, I would be devistated if taking a synthetic thyroid hormone destroyed my natural thyroid. But if synthetic hormone gets my mood stabilized, I would be content to take Cytomel for the rest of my life. Life without it has been pretty rough...
Thanks for you imput, and if you remember the name of the natural thyroid hormone or the med that stimulates the thyroid, I would be most interested.
Take care
Chloe
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