Posted by Snoozy on May 16, 2003, at 15:18:18
In reply to PLEASE JOIN PB INFORMAL STUDY ON THYROID!, posted by Pfinstegg on May 16, 2003, at 14:22:01
Hands up here for the hypothyroid club. I was diagnosed with it when I was a teenager. Which also happens to be when I had one of my worst episodes of depression....hmmmmm. I'll have to really try to remember this, and see if there might be some correlation.
I've always taken Synthroid, in varying doses. One interesting thing is that several years ago I was on the highest dose, full thyroid replacement level. But my thyroid actually started working by itself again, and my dosage came down. I think this might be unusual - my dr was puzzled.
I wonder what the incidence of hypothyroidism is in the "general" population? Very interesting topic, I'd love to know more about it.
> How many of us have hypothyroidism? I would be so curious to know how many people with depression and/or anxiety have had their thyroid function investigated. Also, how many have been found to be slightly hypothyroid, and been given synthroid supplements? In addition, how many people have added T3 to the T4 they were taking? Has the T4 helped? Has the T3 helped further?
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> Maybe slight thyroid dysfunction is as common as cortisol dysregulation in depressive and anxiety disorders. Perhaps we should all be screened routinely for this at the onset of our symptoms. Love to know what everyone thinks, and what their experiences have been!
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> Pfinstegg
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