Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Depression, brain fog, and low energy are definitely hypo symptoms. Have you had thyroid blood labs done recently? You may just need to raise your Armour dose. Historically, most people have taken between 2- 4 grains. When you are at an optimal dose, your brain fog and depression will go away, and that is a more natural treatment than taking antidepressants, which have all kinds of side effects, and only mask the cause, without fixing it, which is too low thyroid. Barb " kiki_colorado " wrote: > > I want to know > if anyone with hypothyroidism here takes antidepressants and if they > help for brain fog and feeling out of sorts, in relation to having > hypo. > > > I am on 1.5 grains of Armour Thyroid daily. Had saliva testing > done > > and it didn't show my cortisol to be too high - at the upper end of > > normal, but not overtly high and at noon my cortisol was 0 (lab > > error?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Antidepressants are unlikely to help brain fog and might even ,ake it worse. I have never been a great fan of AD's and find that proper thyroid treatment si the best antidepressant in the world -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Thanks! Just what I wanted to know. I am not one to want to take antidepressants (or any medication) either but am tired of being tired and tired of feeling down in the dumps most of the time - life is just not " fun " any more, ya know? I am due to have my TSH checked (no more refills of Armour) - my endo lowered my dosage of Armour after my TSH was 0.1 or around that range. I was also very jittery and my heart was pounding. I was on 2 grains at that time and have dropped down to 1.5 grains per day. As soon as I get refills of the Armour, I will start to increase the dose of Armour again. Thanks so much for your help. I appreciate it very much. Chris > > Antidepressants are unlikely to help brain fog and might even ,ake it > worse. I have never been a great fan of AD's and find that proper > thyroid treatment si the best antidepressant in the world > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hi When I got on Armour I was able to wean my antidepressant, so, I'm with Barb and Val - low thyroid, when treated, will eliminate the need for ADs. ADs MUSt be weaned slowly though. ----- Original Message ----- From: kiki_colorado Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:34 PM Can someone please reply to my questions. Basically I want to know if anyone with hypothyroidism here takes antidepressants and if they help for brain fog and feeling out of sorts, in relation to having hypo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 - what you are feeling is what happened to me exactly. I was such a positive, social person. I would love to chat with people and plan vacations and look on the bright side of things. Never depressed. After being diagnosed with hashimoto's, it took me over 3 years to finally feel more like myself again. I was in a very dark place and I knew that AD's were not the answer. I do not trust modern medicine. Anyway, now I'm on HC and a combo of synthroid and SRT3 and I feel so much better. Don't give up, it will get better if you get proper treatment. My cortisol results were high in the AM but then tanked by noon so you may be similar to me. When I first took Armour I felt great for a few weeks but then started feeling like I was having a heart attack. I didn't realize it was adrenal for another year. I just hate to see people suffer if they can get the help they need. You need to find a doctor that understands these issues, it took me a couple tries but now I found a good one. Anyway, just wanted to let you know you are not alone in your struggle! Joann > I used to be very organized and excited about life - I work at home > as a medical transcriptionist and cannot buckle down and work - if I > could, I could make a lot of money. When I used to work at home > (took a break from MT and worked outside the home) I loved it because > I could get my 8 hours of work done in 5 hours and have more time in > my day to do fun things. > > I find myself sitting at this computer ALL day - doing E-mails, > reading on the internet - jumping up and down from my chair to do > other things around the house and watching some TV. I just cannot > focus at all! I have no drive. > > Wondering about antidepressants. How many of you take antidepressants > and would they work for what I am dealing with? Is this a symptom of > hypothyroidism? I also am in perimenopause - age 48. There is also > some depression mixed in with this - just no real zest for life these > days. Fear of the future mixed in....lots of issues. > > Thanks! > > Chris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I had to start taking an AD in December and it hasn't helped with the brain fog or other hypo symptoms that I can tell. What it did do was level me out a bit so I'm not breaking down in tears everytime I turn around. I relate this to my adrenals crashing adn my complete inability to handle stress anymore. I'm waiting for current thyroid labs to see what they say since I've been taking HC. I did try to go off the antidepressant this past week and it didn't work. I didn't have any withdrawals, but started the crying jags again. so I guess I'll stay on a low dose of this one until I can get some of the other stuff straightened out. I wouldn't be taking it if I didn't feel I had to though. I just can't stand the crying fits though. If it were just a bit here and there I could deal, but I'm talking about a couple of hours sobbing. Nope can't deal with that right now.... Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > Can someone please reply to my questions. Basically I want to know > if anyone with hypothyroidism here takes antidepressants and if they > help for brain fog and feeling out of sorts, in relation to having > hypo. > > Thanks. > > Chris > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 2/14/2008 10:28 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I had to start taking an AD in December and it hasn't helped with the brain fog or other hypo symptoms that I can tell. What it did do was level me out a bit so I'm not breaking down in tears everytime I turn around. I relate this to my adrenals crashing adn my complete inability to handle stress anymore. I'm waiting for current thyroid labs to see what they say since I've been taking HC. I did try to go off the antidepressant this past week and it didn't work. I didn't have any withdrawals, but started the crying jags again. so I guess I'll stay on a low dose of this one until I can get some of the other stuff straightened out. I wouldn't be taking it if I didn't feel I had to though. I just can't stand the crying fits though. If it were just a bit here and there I could deal, but I'm talking about a couple of hours sobbing. Nope can't deal with that right now.... Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > Can someone please reply to my questions. Basically I want to know > if anyone with hypothyroidism here takes antidepressants and if they > help for brain fog and feeling out of sorts, in relation to having > hypo. > > Thanks. > > Chris > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 2/14/2008 10:28 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Thank you everyone for your responses to my question on antidepressants. I think from all the info I have received, I have decided to not go the route of anti's. I just want an instant fix, I guess, which is so par for our society these days. I will keep working on my hypothyroidism and adrenals and also I have decided it is time to go to Curves (gym for women only) and start with some weight training and get back to exercising - along with upping the Armour and taking licorice root, etc. - will help. I think getting myself organized will also help. I feel there are many loose ends in my life and that is a great source of stress - vicious circle all around. Anyway...thanks all. P.S. I had been on Prozac, etc. in my 30s off and on - but never liked how I felt on the antidepressants, so didn't stay on them for very long. I am now 48 years of age and in perimenopause. Thanks again. I appreciate the help I find here. Chris > > > > Can someone please reply to my questions. Basically I want to know > > if anyone with hypothyroidism here takes antidepressants and if > they > > help for brain fog and feeling out of sorts, in relation to having > > hypo. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Chris > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 That is probably a wise decision. In my opinion it is always better to take the least amount of medicine that you can. If you can function alright without an AD then it would be better to work on getting your thyroid and adrenal stuff regulated. That will probably help more than anything. Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > Thank you everyone for your responses to my question on > antidepressants. I think from all the info I have received, I have > decided to not go the route of anti's. I just want an instant fix, I > guess, which is so par for our society these days. I will keep > working on my hypothyroidism and adrenals and also I have decided it > is time to go to Curves (gym for women only) and start with some > weight training and get back to exercising - along with upping the > Armour and taking licorice root, etc. - will help. I think getting > myself organized will also help. I feel there are many loose ends in > my life and that is a great source of stress - vicious circle all > around. Anyway...thanks all. P.S. I had been on Prozac, etc. in my > 30s off and on - but never liked how I felt on the antidepressants, > so didn't stay on them for very long. I am now 48 years of age and > in perimenopause. > > Thanks again. I appreciate the help I find here. > > Chris > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.6/1282 - Release Date: 2/15/2008 7:08 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I'm on one but would love to get off of it! That is one of my goals for this year. I would guess that once you get everything else stable, you'll feel that you don't need one. I've been working on adrenal repair for the last few weeks and already noticing a positive difference. I started the anti-depressant before I was aware of any other health problem and I wasn't taking anything else. After that came the thyroid meds, then the migraine meds and then the serious lethargy. That's when I knew something bigger was going on in there. I say if you really feel you need it, maybe just in the interim, then it might be okay. But if you can keep your head up, work on the other areas and get through w/ out it, then you should. Good luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Oh how wonderful it would be to wean off Seroxat, it has helped me manage obsessive thoughts which I now read can happen as a long term result of problems with thyroid. If I get on Armour that is one of the things I am hoping for, the ability for my body to function normally again and a drop in amount of tablets I need. luv Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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